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Film Number |
860 |
Title |
[HOLIDAYS AT HOME/CARNIVAL DAY] |
Producer |
JE Hallam |
Date |
1939/42 |
Gauge |
9.5mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
14 mins 00 secs |
Description |
The film begins with various sporting activities - sprinting, high jump, tug of war, javelin, golf and tennis; shots of Bolton Town Hall clock. Different war memorials are visited - inscriptions are seen to the 'Loyal North Lancashire', the men of the Bolton Artillery; the men of Egerton, Eagley, Dunscar and Bromley Cross, and the Lancashire Fusiliers. Carnival Day celebrations at the British Legion Astley Bridge branch - a fancy dress parade; children's' ballet display; the crowning of the carnival queen, Miss Irene Holden, by the president JL Gratrix; a procession of civilians wearing medals and carrying flags. |
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Key
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