Film Number

3757

Title

THE CORONATION CELEBRATIONS MANCHESTER [AND A VISIT TO THE ZOO]

Producer

Mr William Wynne

Date

1935-36

Gauge

9.5mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

5 mins 32 secs

Description

Film opens with shots of Manchester decorated for the Coronation - bunting and Union Jack flags - including Piccadilly Gardens (also by night), Deansgate, and Oldham Street. In Albert Square trams and two policemen are seen passing in the foreground. Children jump about for the camera in a residential street, and two parties are seen, one on Robert Street, the other at Ferndale Gardens, Kingsway. Brief shots of a sleeping child (the filmmaker's daughter, Jean) are followed by her trip to the zoo. A wide variety of animals are seen, and an elephant ride carrying about ten people.