Instant Families

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2053
Date Released
7 Oct 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Instant Families. DESCRIPTION: The birth of sextuplets in Birmingham brings Fertility drugs into the limelight - and inevitably recalls that other famous multiple birth of our time - the Dionne Quins in Canada, over thirty years ago. SHOTLIST: MCU picture of Mrs Dionne, with the newborn quins. MS to CU of newborn quins. Wipe to MS of quins at age of 7. CU one of quins taking pictures. MS ditto. CU pan quins. MS quins. MS pan quins walk off. MS quins walk up steps of house. MS quins on swing, wipe to quins aged around 20s. Slip pan CU picture of quins at birth.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Children
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
93992A
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:

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'Instant Families', British Movietone News Issue No. 2053, 7 Oct 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27578 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)