Carnival at Quebec
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Carnival in Quebec. DESCRIPTION: It is Winter carnival season in Quebec and from ferry boats on the St Lawrence, well armoured against the cold, our cameramen saw a spectacular ice-boat race. At night, the Carnival Parade. But what a contrast to carnivals as we usually think of them: instead of warm sunshine, there is a snow fall with temperatures way below zero! SHOTLIST: Girls on float. GV Quebec. LS arch. MS carnival effigy - pan to girl. LS another same. Semi GV ice covered river. LS ferry boat. Low angle MS spectators. Semi GV start of ice boat race. LS race. LS boat racing. LS boats on the ice. TS boat being manhandled over snow and ice. LS same. Another same. MS to CU boat being manhandled. Night scene carnival float. Onlookers. BS floats. SCU carnival effigy. MS band march past. Onlookers. CU snowman effigies. MS beauty queen waves from float. Band. CU pan - beauty queen on float. BS float covered in lights.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Women; Environment; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals
- Locations
- Canada
- Footage sources
- National Film Board of Canada
- Card file number
- 76382
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Length of story (in feet)
- 99
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How to cite this record
'Carnival at Quebec', British Movietone News Issue No. 1550A, 19 Feb 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22880 (Accessed 09 Jul 2025)