Holiday Weather & Crowds: Seaside Pleasures

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1261A
Date Released
6 Aug 1953
Date submitted
4 Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Holiday Weather & Crowds
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holiday Weather and Crowds - Games. DESCRIPTION: The population of the British Isles certainly made the most of the unexpected sunshine - some of the best August Bank Holiday weather for years. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Blackpool - KS roundabout, flying cars etc. Various shots of Blackpool fun-fair, scenic railway, flying Big Wheel. Blackpool beach crowded. People playing in costumes swimming etc.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Railways
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
59488
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
54
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'Holiday Weather & Crowds: Seaside Pleasures', British Movietone News Issue No. 1261A, 6 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18670 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)