| BUTLIN IN SOUTH AFRICA - UNEDITED MATERIAL reel 1 - 4 Lots of unedited material showing Butlin and his wife on holiday in South Africa. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 488662 | |
| Clip Number: | 488662-5 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
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| Location: | South Africa | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa | |
| Description: | Reel 4. A batman signals for an aircraft to land using paddles. L/S of aircraft taxiing towards the camera. It turns as it approaches. Men run to the plane and place chocks under the front wheels. L/S of people emerging from the plane and walking down the stairway. Some people put up umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun. Billy Butlin is amongst the disembarking passengers. He is met at the bottom of the stairs by an unidentified man. C/U of Butlin and wife - ? shaking hands with two men on the runway. L/S of large crowd sitting on the ground. L/S African tribesmen performing a welcoming dance in traditional costume. Closer shots of some of the men dancing. Various shots of the dancers, spectators stand behind. C/Us of the dancers' feet. C/U of two women spectators smiling. L/S of airfield with aircraft coming in to land. L/S of the stairs being wheeled towards the nose of the plane. L/S of the passengers disembarking - Butlin met at the bottom of the stairs. High angle shot of Butlin and wife walking along runway. C/Us of crowd - some seated, some standing. One member of the crowd holds a guitar. C/U of Butlin (?) and wife seated with others applauding. M/S of African dancers performing traditional dance. L/S of same. L/S of miniature train with many children on board pulling into a station. Shot of same from slightly different angle. C/U of sign above station which reads: Fonteine Fountains. L/S of ornate building with gardens in the foreground. Various shots of the grounds of what is presumably a stately home type of place. Statues and fountains - child kneels on the edge of a pond with fountains in operation. M/S of Billy Butlin leaning on a balustrade looking out on a view of an ornate building and grounds. Man comes into shot and sells him a newspaper or magazine. Repeat of the same shot - paper boy bows extravagantly as Butlin pays him. L/S of a city street. L/S of the dancers - Billy is dancing with them. He then puts a sash around the neck of one of the dancers. More shots of the dancers performing from various angles. | |


