Shrove Tide

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1392A
Date Released
9 Feb 1956
Date submitted
6 Feb 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shrove Tide. DESCRIPTION: The medieval city of Riedlingen on the Danube, celebrates Shrove-tide with a carnival. SHOTLIST: Shots of Riedlingen. Carnival in procession. Fools, cameraman, cannon. CU mask and cannon. CU mask.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland and South Wales.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Customs and traditions
Locations
Germany; Riedlingen
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
65897
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
47
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'Shrove Tide', British Movietone News Issue No. 1392A, 9 Feb 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20715 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)