Tutti Men Ceremony

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
178
Date Released
26 May 1958
Date recorded
18 Apr 1958
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A job after your own heart? One day’s work a year - and the "work" is kissing the local girls. The lucky men are two local councillors from Hungerford in Berkshire, carrying flower-bedecked staves of office and known for the day as "Tutti" men. The origins of the custom are lost in time but the Tutti men still knock on each door and demand a kiss or a penny forfeit from the girls. Any volunteers?
Keywords
Customs and traditions
Locations
England; Hungerford; Berkshire
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tutti Men Ceremony', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 178, 26 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120558 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)