News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1533

Date Released

20 Oct 1958

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. To Link Commonwealth
• 2. London V Moscow
• 3. New Bluebird
• 4. Dance Festival
• 5. A Fabulous Auction
• 6. Mother and Child

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dance Festival. DESCRIPTION: The thirteenth Annual Dance Festival took place at Morecambe and Heysham. Liverpool Team A is seen here competing for the Ballroom Formation Dancing championship, but the Ballroom Formation winners came from Blackpool. They received the Challenge Trophy from the Mayor. SHOTLIST: MS dancers. GV same. MS dancers. GV dancers. CU dancers’ feet. GV Liverpool ‘A’ Team. Slip pan to GV Murphy Medley Team. MS crowd. MS Blackpool Team (winners). Same. GV same. MS same. GV same. MS Mayor and trophy and winners. Extra length for Morecambe: MS crowd. GV dancers. MS crowd. GV dancers (in line formation). MS crowd.

Local distribution only

Extra length for Morecambe.

Keywords

Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Local government

Locations

England; Morecambe

Card file number

75264

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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