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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

6851

Title

[BIRTHDAY GIRLS, PARK AND GARDEN, QUEEN MARY OCEAN LINER SCENES]

Producer

William Moss

Date

1950/53/54/55/56

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

14 mins 10 secs

Description

Footage showing sisters Judith and Vanessa Moss celebrating their 9th and 4th birthday parties, boating on the lake at Heaton Park and playing at home on tricycles with friends. There are general shots of the family home, 'Amulree,' and back garden in the rain. The Moss children pose for the camera dressed up in colourful costumes made of scarves. The compilation also includes a short sequence showing the Queen Mary ocean liner in Southampton [?] harbour and brief beach holiday shots taken in Bournemouth.

 

 



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