A Bride in a Million

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1372A
Date Released
22 Sep 1955
Date submitted
19 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedding of Millionth Immigrant to Australia. DESCRIPTION: At Redcar, Yorkshire, a wedding with a difference. The bridegroom, Dennis Porritt had married a bride in a million - for Mrs Porritt (formerly Miss Barbara Wood) is the millionth post war immigrant to Australia. SHOTLIST: CU bride (Barbara Porritt née Wood) arriving in car. CU bride entering church. GV exterior church. CU outside church - bride and groom after service (Barbara and Dennis Porritt). CU pushing through crowd to get to the car. CU crowd throwing confetti.
Keywords
Marriages
Locations
Yorkshire; Redcar
Card file number
64576
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Bride in a Million', British Movietone News Issue No. 1372A, 22 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20377 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)