All Lit Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1684
Date Released
11 Sep 1961
Date Other
Sep 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: All Lit Up. DESCRIPTION: The famous resort of Blackpool has been putting on its great show of illuminations for years. This year, it’s the 29th annual display, and it runs for 52 nights. 350,000 lamps, and over 75 miles of wiring. That’s the scale of it. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Blackpool. GV Blackpool Tower. LS same. LS star lights way. MLS big wheel. CU can can dancer. CU Russian dancer. GV Blackpool. LS same. MS showboat tram. MS rocket tram.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Blackpool
Card file number
83130
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'All Lit Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 1684, 11 Sep 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24264 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)