Xmas Pageant

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2377
Date Released
23 Dec 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Pageant. DESCRIPTION: A Christmas Pageant in the City of Adelaide, with Father Christmas and fairy tale characters enjoying the sunshine. SHOTLIST: FV floats moving through High Street. FV girls each holding a lettered board spelling out Christmas. SCU ditto more girls come into view with boards spelling out Pageant. SV float pulled by a train. SV pan stagecoach on a float. CU pan a giant caterpillar. SV pan sailing ship type float. SV pan men with Viking type models over them. SV pan men in models of clowns. SV pan floats with giant laughing clown. FV Father Christmas float. FV waving children in arms of mothers. SV Father Xmas in sleigh waving from float pan to BV.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies
Locations
Australia
Card file number
74/329
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Xmas Pageant', British Movietone News Issue No. 2377, 23 Dec 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30595 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)