- Title: CF472
- Date:1950s
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Summary:
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People with luggage / tourists walk along station platform at seaside resort in Lancashire. Great shot of man doing handstand on diving board at outdoor pool, another man dives through his legs then they hit the water together. Smiling girl on rockets cut together with POV shots of ground from rockets and rockets going round. VS fairground rides and people wandering through fairground, rollercoaster trucks trundle up to apex of ride with sign reading THEY'RE OFF. Young woman laughs with eyes closed on walzer ride, young woman laughs on rollercoaster. Great shots of VS young women on rides smiling with eyes tight shut intercut with rides. Biplane / small plane taxis along beach then takes off, blonde boy watches,
10:02:27:16-10:03:29:12
VS display of acrobatic divers in outdoor pool watched by admiring woman. WS people swimming in outdoor pool on sunny day. Woman plays with child in baby pool.
10:03:29:16-10:04:27:11
Young couples dancing in ballroom style on pier, some dress in rockabilly, Ted style. People walk along seafront, breezy day with Blackpool Tower in bg.
10:04:27:14-10:05:32:23
CU poster for Jack Hylton and Arthur Askey in Love and Kisses. LA Cu Alma Cogan name on theatre, brief shots of poster for circus, Bob Monkhouse and Hylda Baker. Chris Barber jazz and Samson strongman. Magician and his stern looking assistant. Signs for freak show and ghoulish horrors. CU sign for oyster bar and cockles and mussels. ECU man with moustache eats mussel. Man on stall sells sticks of rock. Icecream stall with sign reading Pablo's 6D Whoppa. Cu sign for shrimps and whellks. Seaside rock stall, cu sign for Hot Dogs with Fried Onions. CU sign reading Champagne on draught.
10:05:34:14-10:06:52:02
Wind blowing sand dunes and marram grass, sand yacht along. VS sand yacht along vast empty sands.
10:06:52:02-10:08:37:14
Spectators watching beauty contest on the terracing around a swimming pool. Young woman in a bathing suit walks past camera, spectators turn to watch the girls walking past. Man looks through binoculars at the pageant. Girl does a twirl in her swimsuit. Winner of the beauty contest is given a sash and a bouquet of flowers. Camera crew film from a pontoon on the water. Winner poses with a trophy and sash in front of the crowd.
10:08:37:14-10:12:33:00
Families sit outside B&B / guest houses in sunshine, teens sit on wall and dance / jive in street. Family look through photographs. Boys with homemade go-carts. Teen boys and girls flirt, little boy waits on steps with bucket and spade. Teen boys and girls walk down street in swimsuits. People walk down street towards beach / promenade. Children and families play in sea. HA shot of completely packed beach with donkey rides. People dressing / undressing, sunbathing. Little boy asleep in deckchair. Teens smooch, cu little boy asleep in deckchair.
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WS Blackpool Tower, teen boy and girl up Tower point down at Blackpool Pier below. Man helps boy look through telescope, telescope image of teen boy and girl cuddling on beach, boy takes photograph with Brownie camera from Tower. View from Tower down to Pier with trams along. LA shot of Blackpool Tower. Tower at sunset. Woman talks to old woman outside guest house, teen boys and girls flirt outside guest house, seagulls over beach at sunset. Couple standing against railings looking at sea silhouetted against sunset. Tower at sunset. Fireworks burst against night sky. Tram illuminated with neon lights along, POV along promenade showing Blackpool illuminations. Man and woman on open top deck of tram cuddle romantically. Little boy and girl ride on top deck of tram and smile at lights. Illuminations on Blackpool Tower. Illuminated tram past. POV lights from tram, fireworks. - TYPE:
- DATE:1950s
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- Colour:Colour
- Keywords:UK, BRITISH SEASIDE, ENGLISH BEACH HOLIDAYS, NORTHERN ENGLAND, LEISURE, DAY TRIPS, SEASIDE HOLIDAY
- Master Title:BLACKPOOL
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- Sound:Sound
