Toys on Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1603
Date Released
22 Feb 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Toy Fair. DESCRIPTION: Brighton is the background for the seventh British Toy Fair. Taking a quick look, we saw that puppets are increasing in popularity. In sizes, too!. For three pounds, for instance, you can get a really remarkable remote-control Robot. And there are dart-boards, which Britain exports to the most unlikely places. The dolls are almost a fashion show in themselves! SHOTLIST: GV building. GV Brighton Pier. LS exterior building. MS sign ‘Toy Exhibition’. CU girl with puppets. CU puppet (2). LS girl playing with puppet. LS girls. CU puppet shaking head (3). LS robot with gun. MS same. MS robot picks up box. MS robot carrying box. MS man playing darts. MS Chinese man looking at dartboard. CU dartboard notice ‘Export to China’. CU same ‘Export to Sudan’. CU same ‘Export to India’. MS doll (3). MS two dolls. MS girl playing with doll. MS girl holding up doll. MS girl playing with doll. MS girl holding doll.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Industry and manufacture; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
England
Card file number
79360
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Toys on Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 1603, 22 Feb 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23477 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)