The Sales Start

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1491A
Date Released
2 Jan 1958
Date submitted
30 Dec 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Winter Sales. DESCRIPTION: Signs of the season, meaning that, now’s the moment to economise by spending some more! Our cameraman got there very early, and made a record of the universal urge to get something for very little, the bargain-hunters, in fact. SHOTLIST: CU Sale signs. LS Peter Robinson BS queue. Shots of women running into shop when doors are opened. Several shots of remnant counter and women buying same. Shots of women trying on hats. M Samuelson puts camera down on counter and tries on hat. CU cash register. SCU girl trying on coat. MS two girls trying to put one coat on.
Keywords
Curiosities; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Fashion and costume; Cameramen; Newsreels
Locations
London; Oxford Circus
Card file number
72449
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sales Start', British Movietone News Issue No. 1491A, 2 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22112 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)