Christmas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
394
Date Released
21 Dec 1936
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Turkeys Play Role of Tradition While Big Share Outs Proceed. DESCRIPTION: Turkeys play role of tradition while big Share-Outs Proceed. SHOTLIST: CU Turkey. Comedy shot of Lew Lehr as a Pilgrim Father stalking a turkey. Firing at same. He struggles along with the turkey in his arms. While Big Share Outs Proceed - CARD 4978 Shots of the share out headquarters. Shot of the cheque. Father Christmas walking along with sackful of cash and followed by police and armed guards. Interior at share out. PDSA. Shots of a Christmas dinner given to horses. CU of batches of food - carrots etc. Shots of horses eating the food. Goat feeding. Lew Lehr with turkey and grindstone. Seated at table with the turkey sitting alongside.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Curiosities; Economics; Celebrations and festivals; Social welfare; Animals; Inventions and discoveries; Hunting
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4977
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
109
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Christmas', British Movietone News Issue No. 394, 21 Dec 1936. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7125 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)