News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1435

Date Released

22 Dec 1924

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Father Christmas at Guy’s Hospital. Little Sufferers in the Children’s Ward Start the Festivities in Connection with the Bi-Centenary Ap[Peal?]
• 2. Circus Animals Arrive. Star Performers Who Will Delight the Children at Olympia’s Annual Christmas Treat
• 3. Christmas Cartoon (Not Animation)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: THE JAZZ SPECIALISTS ARRIVE AND CARRIED AWAY BY THE STUDENTS WEL[COME?] GV jazz band on top of car, crowd surrounding it, some climb up to musicians. GV band and crowd march towards camera. MLV inside ward, nurses around, Santa giving presents to children. [2ND SUBTITLE]: SANTA CLAUS DISTRIBUTES GRAMOPHONE AND TOYS TO THE LITTLE PATIENTS MLV Santa giving presents away, jazz band mixes in. [3RD SUBTITLE]: THE LITTLE WOODEN WHISTLE WOULD WHISTLE CU small boy with patch over eye, trying to blow French horn. MLV band and boy and other children. [4TH SUBTITLE]: WEEPING WILLIE - EVEN HIS MASTER’S VOICE FAILED TO SOOTHE HIM MV hand puts record player on, boy crying in bed.

Keywords

Music and dance; Health and medicine; Fundraising; Celebrations and festivals

Locations

London

Library number GR

8109 neg 307ft

Length of story (in feet)

180

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