Easter Parade

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1400A
Date Released
5 Apr 1956
Date submitted
3 Apr 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter. DESCRIPTION: Movietone takes you to Hampstead, Hyde Park, Brighton, Hastings, Blackpool, Nicosia, Goodwood and the London Zoo, during the Easter holidays. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the fun-fair at Hampstead Heath. Slip pan to Hyde Park, shots of crowds. Shot of stagecoach. Shot of crowds. Various shots of models wearing easter bonnets. Slip pan to Brighton. Various shots along the sea front. LS of the pier. Shots of people seated on deck-chairs. (Malenkov may be present). Hastings - Shots of people in deck-chairs. Two women walking along the pier. Lady looking through binoculars. Various shots of models wearing hats. Slip pan to Blackpool. LS of the Tower. Various shots along the seafront. Children making sand castles. Goodwood - Shots of the crowd. Shot of lady wearing hat. Boy wearing hat. Man wearing hat. Girl wearing car earrings. CU of earrings. MCU of Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss talking. Mike Hawthorn gets into his BRM. Start of the race. Scott Brown in the lead. Various shots of the race. Man with finishing flag. Slip Pan - MCU Children’s Zoo sign at London Zoo. MCU prams lined up. Children riding a horse and donkey in the background. Man feeding penguins. CU family watching. Penguin pinches fish out of the bucket. Boy feeding a llama and a goat. Girl takes photo. Lamb standing on its mother’s back.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Motor racing; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
Locations
Hyde Park; Brighton; Hastings; Blackpool; Goodwood; London Zoo; Hampstead Heath
Footage sources
Various
Card file number
66454
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
276
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Easter Parade', British Movietone News Issue No. 1400A, 5 Apr 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20849 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)