A Day for the Children

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1048A
Date Released
7 Jul 1949
Date submitted
Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leeds Childrens Day (Mute). DESCRIPTION: The annual Leeds Children’s Day ended with a display of maypole dancing. SHOTLIST: GV children in sack race run towards. GV obstacle race. GV mass crowd. MS small boy wearing crown on pillow following by procession. CU Queen of the May. MS crowning. MS crowd applaud. TS several maypoles being danced around. GV crowd. TS mass gymnastic display. GV crowd. MS display. GV crowd. MS display.
Local distribution only
Leeds release only
Keywords
Children; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies
Locations
Leeds
Card file number
52213
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'A Day for the Children', British Movietone News Issue No. 1048A, 7 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15825 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)