Christmas Gifts for Sick Children

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1278A
Date Released
3 Dec 1953
Date submitted
23 Nov 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Gifts for Sick Children. DESCRIPTION: A clear sign of the approach of Christmas is the arrival at offices of The Evening News of toys for sick children. Lady Bowater, London’s Lady Mayoress, was there with Evening News Editor Mr John Marshall, seeing for herself the annual organisation of gifts for children. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Mail bags of parcels. Toys (old) being sorted, repainted, mended etc. Lady Bowater (Lady Mayoress) with Mr John Marshall walk round looking at toys. MS toys, parcelled up, labelled St Bartholomew’s Hospital, mix to child in bed at hospital, taken toys out of cellophane bag, shots of several children doing likewise.
Keywords
Mass media; Health and medicine; Newspapers; Social welfare
Locations
Gough Street
Card file number
60132
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Christmas Gifts for Sick Children', British Movietone News Issue No. 1278A, 3 Dec 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18921 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)