HOLIDAY ROUNDUP Good round up of events taking place over the Whitsun holiday.
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Tape Master:61
Catalog #:312747
Clip Number:312747-1
Orginal Film:58/43
Timecode:20:00:22 - 20:05:19
Location:Torbay, England
Year Shot:1958 (Actual Year)
Audio:Yes
Color:No
Headings:HOBBIES: Model Ships & Boats
HOLIDAYS: Whitsun (Pentecost)
LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England
RECREATION: Vacations, holidays
TRANSPORTATION: Motor Homes & Trailers (Caravans)
Description:Same as catalog # 300451

HOLIDAY ROUNDUP Good round up of events taking place over the Whitsun holiday.

"Whitsun Without Buses." Victoria Station, London. Shot of deserted bus stands. Shots--front, side and rear--of empty double-decker buses inside garage during bus strike. Switch to shot of back of queue at train station. CU of poster reading: "3:10 P.M. Relief Train for Taunton, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Torre, Torquay, and Paignton." Buses, Double-Decker Buses, Train Station, Train Schedule, Queue, Lines. LS of used car lot with four 1930's/40's era British cars, partial sign says "...& Service," over garage door. Mom, Dad, and two kids peruse lot. CU of sign saying "Buy a Guaranteed Car From Us and Be Safe/Don't Rely on Buses." Family looks over 1930's roadster with dealer, sign on windshield says "Bus Strike Bargain." Switch to English sidestreet, Dad steps from car and six kids and mom hustle out door of row house prepared for day at the shore. They carry a model sailboat, sand buckets and a toddler carries his personal pan. They board car and wave goodbye with a CU of kids in back seat. Concludes with shot of rain pouring down on road asphalt. Mother, Father. British open championship for model yacht racing. Opens with owners carrying their model yachts alongside lake. Shot of sign reading "birkenhead my & pc." Mr. Jones of morcombe inspecting the only twin-keeled boat in existence. Cu of twin-keels. Cu of man adjusting a rudder. Shot of men bringing their yachts up to the water's edge. Ms of two men wearing stocking hats, one rubs his brow. "The off," 20+ yachts push off. Several cus of boats racing and their sails. Boat race, model boats, lake, lagoon, sportsmen, sailboats, sails, rudders, keels. ModelYacht club yahcting. Toy sailboat race and real sailboat. Lots of sailboats, or yachts, being prepared on shore and at water's edge for race. Cus of boat names: "flying dutchy," and "jonker cabeliau." Ms of mr. Verhagen of rotterdam and crewmate, the eventual winners, donning wet gear. Cu of toy cannon firing, signaling start of race. Ms of verhagen sailing and standing off side of boat. Shot of two boats racing neck and neck. Sequence of lss and mss of sailboats racing. Ms of two men, one with binoculars, one with spyglass. Boat race, boat club, sailboats, wet gear, panchos, raincoat, lake, water, spyglass, binoculars, toy cannon. Caravan rally. Harewood House, Yorkshire; England World's largest gathering of motor homes, or caravans. LS of multitude of motor homes in park. Pan of row upon row of motor homes. Car pulling modern motor home in MS. CU of Man with walrus moustache wearing Sherlock Holmes hat. Couple entering very old, very small motor home. Shot of woman inspecting modern amenities of modern motor home. MS of woman and milk grates. CU of sign reading "Grocer." Interior of pub located inside large tent. CU of sign in mobile home window reading "Not at Home." Vacation, Recreation, Travel, Motor Homes, Recreational Vehicles, Holiday. Opens with LS of Harewood House with long queue. Line files by room full of antiques, with CU of paintings and fireplace. Mansion, Lines, Queue. International two mile race at British Games in White City. CU of starter firing gun. LS of field of runners starting, MS of runners rounding bend. CU of man looking through binoculars. Derek Ibbotson starting to pass Eldon. Spectators applauding as runners enter the finish. Pirie breaks tape just ahead of Szabo. Track and Field, Running, Race, Crowd, Binoculars. CU of sign post reading "Southend 22 3/4." Father and six kids push stalled car down road. Family, Father, Children, Car.
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