Lolly for a Laugh

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1756A
Date Released
31 Jan 1963
Date submitted
26 Jan 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lolly for a Laugh. DESCRIPTION: The students of Glasgow held a carnival as part of their Charities Day. The aim was to collect money. £25,000 to be precise! And Glasgow gladly paid up. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV floats. MS lorry with float. CU pan - 2 students in car. MS lorry under arch. MCU Mayoress (Dame Jean Roberts) and Charity Queen (Deidre Maxwell). CU statue (2 shots). MS students dressed in army uniforms. CU man with sword (2 shots). CU girl barring way. MCU another girl runs away. MS piper blocks way of car. MS man with axe. MS people on street corner. CU beatnik with guitar (2 shots). MS man with Spanish hat collects money. MS man without trousers.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Fundraising; Local government
Locations
Glasgow; Scotland
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
85923
Credits:
Camera
Gordon Coull
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lolly for a Laugh', British Movietone News Issue No. 1756A, 31 Jan 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24973 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)