The German Scene

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1269
Date Released
28 Sep 1953
Date submitted
20 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: October Festival - German Beer Festival. DESCRIPTION: BEER FESTIVAL - Munich’s annual October Festival may open in September, but it’s none the less welcome to the German people for all that. The theme - beer, of course. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated view of Munich. Elevated shots of procession through streets. Drays through streets loaded with barrels of beer. People waving and cheering. Various shots of a fun-fair. People on chair-planes, swinging round. People on the Octopus. Puppet show. People on scenic railway. CU man drawing mugs of beer. Woman picks up 10 mugs of beer at once. CU man drinking. CU two hands with leather band between fingers, finger contest. CU two hands. CU expression on man’s face. Woman barmaid tries her strength with man.
Keywords
Vehicles; Food and cooking; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Munich
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
59778
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The German Scene', British Movietone News Issue No. 1269, 28 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18779 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)