A Real Christmas Party for London Kids

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
134
Date Released
28 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Real Xmas Party for London Kids. DESCRIPTION: The Lord Mayor attends Hon. Artillery Company’s beanfeast to 600 poor children. SHOTLIST: Clowns and others dressed up in fancy dress entertaining the children. The tables with close shots of children pulling crackers across same. The Lord Mayor speaks and wishes the kids a Happy Christmas. They cheer him and all sing "It’s A Long Way To Tipperary". Shot of crowd of kids singing same.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies; Social welfare; Local government; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1580
Length of story (in feet)
107
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'A Real Christmas Party for London Kids', British Movietone News Issue No. 134, 28 Dec 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3391 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)