Sydney Showtime

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1818
Date Released
6 Apr 1964
Date submitted
22 Mar 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sydney Showtime. DESCRIPTION: Sydney’s Royal Easter Show was in full swing, while Britain was still firmly in the grip of the wintry Spring. A Devon Bull took the title as Grand Champion in the Stock Judging event, and the show jumping was another highlight. And, turning science fiction into hard fact - a show of the American Space Flyers. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Royal Easter Show. LAS big wheel. CU small girl. GV fair booth. MS people with giant sunglasses. CU man with hat (I love The Beatles). MS children put on Beatle wigs. GV show ring. MCU champion Devon bull. MS same. GV crowd. GV show jumping. GV vintage show - horse falls. Pan member of the American Space Fliers takes off in flying suit.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Agriculture; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Animal husbandry; Animals
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
88127
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sydney Showtime', British Movietone News Issue No. 1818, 6 Apr 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25495 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)