Exhibition Time

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Schoolboys Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: SCHOOLBOYS OWN. Although model railways always draw an audience, there are many more modern marvels to fascinate a youngster in 1958. For this is the rocket age, and the names of our guided weapons are already part of a schoolboy’s vocabulary. SHOTLIST: GS Model train circuits. CU schoolboys watching. Another angle trains. Boys watching. Model of guided missile (Thunderbird). GV model launching station and boys operating controls to launch Thunderbirds. Shots of model radar unit.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Children; Weapons; Railways; Exhibitions and shows; Toys and models
Locations
London; England; Horticultural Hall
Card file number
72457
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Exhibition Time', British Movietone News Issue No. 1491A, 2 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22116 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)