Rock ‘N’ Mop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1449
Date Released
11 Mar 1957
Date submitted
6 Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rock N’ Roll Championships. DESCRIPTION: Rock ‘n’ roll practice in Vienna for the European Championships. Government Office char ladies get hip at a Mrs Mopps Ball, after which there was a Bathing Bell Contest. SHOTLIST: Various shots of couples dancing rock n’ roll. Shots of audience. MCU couple dancing. Various shots of different couples dancing. Man in audience dancing on his chair. Couple dancing. Audience whistling. Couples dancing. Girls laughing in the crowd. Couples dancing. Audience. Slip pan to Clapham - various shots of office tea ladies dancing. Shots of a bathing belle contest. Women wearing old fashioned bathing costumes. Various shots of dancing. Women on top of our cameraman. Cameraman being hugged and kissed by the women.
Keywords
Music and dance
Locations
Vienna; Clapham; Austria
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
69923
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rock ‘N’ Mop', British Movietone News Issue No. 1449, 11 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21553 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)