Film Number

8941

Title

[CHARNLEY FAMILY; MORECAMBE; GRADUATION]

Producer

Tom Charnley

Date

c1966

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

31 mins 26 secs

Description

At Marineland in Morecambe, trained seals and dolphins perform tricks. Afterwards, the family visit the amusements and feed the pigeons. Brief shots of a toddler in the garden with a kitten. On the beach, children go on donkey rides. On a family holiday to Ireland, the family go for walk along a country road. Later, the youngest boy can be seen helping a local woman bring the cows into the farmyard. A Holyhead ferry can be seen docking, cars then drive off the ferry. Back at home, Mr. Charnley goes rowing out on a lake. At home, Bernard watches as a butterfly emerges from its chrysalis. Bernard practices roller skating on the footpath outside the family home. The younger boy can be seen holding a pet tortoise in the garden. The film ends with brief shots of a graduation ceremony.