Come to the Casbah

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2031A
Date Released
9 May 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Come to the Casbah. DESCRIPTION: Casbah is the theme of the Academy Ball in Brussels. A night full of Eastern Promise! SHOTLIST: MS guests in Arab costume dancing at the Academy Ball in Brussels. MCU ditto. CU dancers feet. MCU man in Arab costume dancing. CU women in Arabian costume dancing. MCU ditto. MS guests dancing. MS guests in Arab costume dancing. MCU woman in Arab costume with an eye painted on her navel. CU ditto. MS the band - also in Arab costume, playing. MS men and women. LS ditto. MS woman past on tableau. MS man and woman past on tableau. CU ditto. MS two girls on tableau. MS ditto. MS man and woman past on tableau.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Fashion and costume
Locations
Belgium; Brussels
Footage sources
France
Card file number
93521
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Come to the Casbah', British Movietone News Issue No. 2031A, 9 May 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27376 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)