Over Six Score Years

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1164
Date Released
24 Sep 1951
Date submitted
24 Jul 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Over Six Score Years. DESCRIPTION: Peter Pringle, who has just died at Germiston, lived to celebrate his hundred and twenty-first birthday. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Peter Pringle sorts out mail. CU birthday cake 120 candles. Pringle blows out same. MS relatives standing round. Pringle walks across garden. With various generations of the Pringle family. CU Peter Pringle with his great-great-grand nephew. Mrs Meiring, his sister, 96 doing needlework. CU of needlework. Pringle & sister together. CU Peter Pringle to finish.
Keywords
Commemorations; Children; Death; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Older people
Locations
South Africa; Germiston
Card file number
54091
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Over Six Score Years', British Movietone News Issue No. 1164, 24 Sep 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17381 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)