Summer Ahead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1557
Date Released
6 Apr 1959
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Summer Ahead. DESCRIPTION: This is Hollywood and all the latest swim suit fashions and hats on parade. And here is a porpoise with a purpose: proving that hula-hooping is not just a human craze! SHOTLIST: Girls stand by car. MS girls in latest wool swim suit fashions step from car. CU girl waving hat with cigarettes in hat band. Longer shot - same walks to other girls by car. MS three girls by car. MS girl with large feather in hat. Closer same. MS girl with alligator in hat. Closer - pan same. CU hat with alligator. MS same. Slip pan. MS porpoise leaps out of water through hoop. Another same. Closer same. MS porpoise swimming with hoop. MS porpoise spinning in hoop. CU same. Longer shot - same. CU same.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Irish reel.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Women; Fashion and costume; Animals
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
76599
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Summer Ahead', British Movietone News Issue No. 1557, 6 Apr 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22954 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)