Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "Easter Parade" 50/30.
London, Sussex & Snowdon.
Hyde Park, London. CU. Actress Patricia Dainton wearing hat with large feather. CU. Patricia Dainton signing autographs. CU. Two girls looking at autograph. CU....
Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "Easter Parade" 50/30.
London, Sussex & Snowdon.
Hyde Park, London. CU. Actress Patricia Dainton wearing hat with large feather. CU. Patricia Dainton signing autographs. CU. Two girls looking at autograph. CU. Actress Moira Lister wearing elaborate Easter bonnet. MS. Towards and pan, Patricia Dainton and Moira Lister walking along. MS. Actress Sandra Dorner driving through crowd on cart - she is also wearing elaborate headdress. MS. A Coster pearlie family. GV. Crowds in Hyde Park. CU. Actress Delysia Blake, playing in Brigadoon, wearing bagpipe hat. Showgirls and their sailor escorts. CU. Pan along showgirls and sailor escorts. CU. Pearly youngster waving. GV. Milling crowd at the Easter Parade. MS. Car full of girls driving through crowd. CU. Patricia Dainton.
London Zoo. MS. Baby polar bear 'Brumas' with her mother 'Ivy' wandering about. MS. Mother climbing out of pool. MS. Brumas following mother (scratched on end of scene). CU. Mother bear in water edging along side while Brumas peers over top. CU. A Llama in Pets Corner being fondled. Small girl in pushchair eyes him apprehensively. Small girl in pushchair with sheep trying to eat a bag hanging from pushchair.
Sussex. LS. People canoeing along river in Sussex. MS. Man and girl paddling along in canoe. LS. Two hiking canoeists arriving at river bank where they take off rucksacks. MS. Man fitting his rucksack into collapsible canoe. MS. Canoeists launching their craft. LS. Canoeists paddling along river. MS. Canoeists at bank. MS. Elevated, canoeists paddling along.
Snowdon. MS. Ramblers climbing up Snowdon in blizzard, LS. & MS. (3 shots) LS. Ramblers moving through swirling snow (2 shots). LS. Welsh mountains seen from mountain train, part of train seen. LS. Mountain train setting off from foot of Snowdon. LS. Clouds round mountain peaks. MS. Smoke pouring from train funnel. CU. Fireman of train oiling wheels. MS. Train in station. MS. Train moving out of station. CU. Train passing camera. LS. Rail and track mountain scenery as seen from train. MS. Interior people seated in coach. MS. Trucking shot as train pasts hikers by side of track. Man oiling wheels.
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