Festival - Sunday Opening Controversy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1121A
Date Released
30 Nov 1950
Date submitted
Nov 1950
Date submitted
27 Nov 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival - Sunday Opening Controversy. DESCRIPTION: To open on Sundays or not to open on Sundays - that was the question that superseded earlier controversy over the use of Battersea Park for the Festival Fun-Fair at all. The decision is: not to open on Sundays. SHOTLIST: KS. GV pan of Concert Hall. GV All Saints Church outside Battersea Park. Pan of Battersea Park, shows construction under way for fun-fair. Unloading timber from lorry for switch-back. Pan of boating pool, to be. Shops in park under construction. Construction of dance hall under way. Pan ditto.
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
Battersea Park
Card file number
54656
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Festival - Sunday Opening Controversy', British Movietone News Issue No. 1121A, 30 Nov 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16796 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)