Santa by ‘Copter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1750A
Date Released
20 Dec 1962
Date submitted
17 Dec 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Santa By ‘Copter. DESCRIPTION: The busiest man of the moment is having a tough time, fulfilling the promise of Christmas; we joined him as he paid a visit to the Pestalozzi Children’s Village in Sussex. A centre for war orphans and deprived children. These children - with no parents to make their Christmas complete - are Santa’s priority. It’s the second International Children’s Village in the World, the first was founded in Switzerland. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Santa into helicopter. MS helicopter takes off. CU Santa in helicopter. GV town seen from helicopter. Helicopter lands and is surrounded by children (3 shots). MCU little girl. MS Santa gets out of helicopter. MS children run to greet Santa. Santa distributes his presents to the children (7 shots).
Keywords
Children; Celebrations and festivals; Social welfare
Locations
Sussex; Pestalozzi Village; Sedlescombe
Card file number
85683
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Santa by ‘Copter', British Movietone News Issue No. 1750A, 20 Dec 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24929 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)