Look Around: 15.12.1961: Old Man's Hat

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Summary

Christmas compilation.

Year:

1961

Duration:

0:06:00

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views inside an empty church and shots of nativity displays. Snow scenes including birds in garden, bus in snow and children sledging and throwing snow balls. Brief parade with Father Christmas on sleigh. Shots of Christmas shoppers in Birmingham city centre (Dunn & Co store visible). Reg Harcourt vox pops with shoppers asking if people are looking forward to Christmas. Section showing people dancing in a hall, drinking in a pub and kissing. Short section with sound showing children meeting Father Christmas (some sections missing). Final section shows two children walking away from the camera in woods. As well as the vox pops the audio track also contains some Christmas music.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

The shots of children chanting the Christmas rhyme 'Old Man's Hat' have been removed to ATV Today 24 December 1965.