Britain’s Peaceful Bank Holiday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1105A
Date Released
10 Aug 1950
Date submitted
Aug 1950
Date submitted
8 Aug 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Peaceful Bank Holiday. DESCRIPTION: Thousands enjoyed a peaceful time at the seaside but not everyone got a cup of tea in bed first thing in the morning. Territorials, for instance, spending their holiday under canvas at Castlewarren in Wales, were having a pretty strenuous time. SHOTLIST: KS. GV crowded beach. Several shots of crowds on beach. SCU person asleep on beach. CU bugler sounding "Reveille" (at Castlewarren, Wales). CSM walks along rows of tents hitting same with baton. Inside tents, soldiers washing, setting out their equipment. Teams at tug-of-war. Others watch couple boxing. GV of soldiers seated eating in a tent. CU of one eating. Soldiers shooting practice, machine gun, artillery etc. mix to soldiers marching along country lane singing "O What a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" - trucking shot.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Wales
Card file number
54148
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s Peaceful Bank Holiday', British Movietone News Issue No. 1105A, 10 Aug 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16590 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)