Soho Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1362A
Date Released
14 Jul 1955
Date submitted
11 Jul 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soho Fair Opens. DESCRIPTION: The Waiters Race was one of the features of the opening day of the Soho Fair. The carnival parade featured many sides of the cosmopolitan life of Soho. SHOTLIST: GV of crowds watching Morris Dancers. GV of Soho Square. GV of the start of the waiters race. GVs of the race. SCU of the winner (Robert Taylor) running. GVs and CUs of procession of various floats. People dancing in the street. CU of an organ. Various floats.
Keywords
Curiosities
Locations
London; Soho
Card file number
64023
Credits:
Soundman
Derek Stiles
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Soho Fair', British Movietone News Issue No. 1362A, 14 Jul 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20197 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)