Shades of Christmas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1120
Date Released
20 Nov 1950
Date Other
Nov 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shades of Christmas. DESCRIPTION: Santa Claus really goes to town in Adelaide’s annual pageant presented by a big store. In Sydney, newly arrived British toys are a feature of Christmas displays. SHOTLIST: KS. Christmas procession led by band through streets - crowded. Various shots of procession through crowded streets, including "Seven Dwarfs", Old Mother Hubbard", Old King Cole", in float form etc. Fairy with her wand. Elephant - mechanical passing along street. Cut-in of crowds watching. Interior - toy exhibition. Hundreds of kids watching mechanical toys working. SCU of types. SCU white bear. CU grizzly bear pouring out a drink and drinking same to finish.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Australia; Adelaide
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
54612
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Shades of Christmas', British Movietone News Issue No. 1120, 20 Nov 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16783 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)