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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

10449

Title

[THE MILLS FAMILY HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS]

Producer

David Mills

Date

1950s

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

32 mins 46 secs

Description

Views from a church roof of the graveyard and surrounding houses including the Rectory where we see the vicar on the phone and his kitchen where two women cook fish and chips. Views from a car then Coventry Cathedral interiors and exteriors followed by sightseeing in London at dusk. Holiday scenes in Dawlish and Torquay with Mrs Mills eating candy floss and paddling in the sea. After a visit to Paignton Zoo, Mr Mills and his daughter go to the hospital to pick up Mrs Mills and the newborn baby. Christmas morning with the girl opening her presents followed by lunch then the girl playing whilst the rest of the family watch TV. The film ends with picnic scenes by a river with the grandparents.

 

 



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