Bank Holiday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1313A
Date Released
5 Aug 1954
Date submitted
3 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bank Holiday Story. DESCRIPTION: The popular attractions of the Bank Holiday were visited by our cameras. The weather made the holiday one of the quietest of recent years. Hampstead Heath and the Zoo are two of London’s main attractions. Blackpool and Southend did not get the usual large crowds, but Cowes Regatta was held in good sailing weather. SHOTLIST: KS people having tea at tables. Roundabout. Swings. Slide with people coming down on mats. Shot of roundabout. Polar bears at the zoo. CU of bear laying down. Shot of penguins laying down. Promenade at Blackpool deserted with the tower in background. Two donkeys under umbrella. Scenes of bathers in the sea. Also boat. The Big Wheel. Slide roundabout. People at comic photo stand. Children and sand-castle. Girls sunbathing. Cowes. LS of boats. Shot of 2 US sailors looking out to sea. Various craft. CU of bow. People going aboard at Tower Bridge. Tower Bridge opening. Different scenes on board. Arriving at Southend. People on the big wheel. Boy eating candy floss. Boy eating toffee apples.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Sailing; Animals
Locations
London; Southend-on-Sea; Isle of Wight; Blackpool
Card file number
61541
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Camera
Samuelson
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bank Holiday', British Movietone News Issue No. 1313A, 5 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19415 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)