Tots Take to Twisting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1776
Date Released
17 Jun 1963
Date Other
Jun 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tots Take to Twisting. DESCRIPTION: The Twisting Tots of Hong Kong. And the judges were trying to select the topmost twisters, from some forty possibles. A bit of a Chinese puzzle, working out the result. But they made their decision. And the winners got their reward. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS children twisting. MS same. CU same. MS judges (also children). BS same. MCU girl dancing. CU baby with bottle. MS boy twisting. MS girl twisting. CU same. CU judge (2 shots). MS children applaud. CU same. MCU little girl receives prize (a huge doll). CU small girl crying.
Keywords
Music and dance; Children; Competitions
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
86739
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tots Take to Twisting', British Movietone News Issue No. 1776, 17 Jun 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25138 (Accessed 30 May 2025)