News in Brief: Snow Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1346
Date Released
21 Mar 1955
Date submitted
11 Mar 1955
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Snow Queen. DESCRIPTION: Every year, the people of Banff in the Canadian Rockies hold their Winter festival, the highlight of which is the election of next year’s Queen of the Rockies. SHOTLIST: KS The Rockies. GV a large ice-rink (outdoor) and girls skating thereon. CU of a child skating round (a little girl) who quickly falls. GV the election ceremony. CU the winner announced. The winner almost in a state of tears. CU the head of a magnificent St Bernard dog. GV of the Snow Queen about to take a dip in a steaming swimming pool. CU the Queen dangling her feet in the water and smiling to the camera.
Keywords
Women; Customs and traditions; Competitions
Locations
Canada; Banff
Footage sources
Canadian Film Unit
Card file number
63061
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Snow Queen', British Movietone News Issue No. 1346, 21 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19930 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)