News in Brief: The Lights of Blackpool

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1423A
Date Released
13 Sep 1956
Date submitted
4 Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blackpool Illuminations. DESCRIPTION: Blackpool’s illuminations are a sight to see, they use about 330,000 lamps altogether. Blackpool has been doing this kind of thing since 1912. SHOTLIST: Blackpool tower with lights flashing on and off. Various shots of the illuminations.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Blackpool
Card file number
68117
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: The Lights of Blackpool', British Movietone News Issue No. 1423A, 13 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21185 (Accessed 26 Jul 2025)