| LONDON London's diversity celebrated - from the Lord Mayor's show to Cockney barrow boys - not very 'swinging'! | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6066 |
| Catalog #: | 92050 | |
| Clip Number: | 92050-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 577 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:13 - 01:43:23 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: State FOOD/RESTAURANTS: Unusual LANDMARKS: misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London TRANSPORTATION: Horse Drawn TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Misc | |
| Description: | More shots of the cockney market salesman entertaining the crowd with his banter. Various shots of a Pan American airliner landing at an airport. Passengers are seen coming down aeroplane steps, other planes are seen taking off. M/S of the M.G. coming under Admiralty arch, point view shot from inside the car as it drives down the Mall. Various shots of Household Cavalry riding into their barracks. M/S of a horse and cart riding by the Thames. M/S of the couple looking over the Thames at the Houses of Parliament. Some shots of a water scooter on the Thames (see note in record c). The couple get back into their M.G. and drive past Parliament. M/S of an Evening Standard van parking. M/S of press photographers. Various shots of a chef icing a giant cake. Britt Ekland is escorted into shot, she climbs a ladder and cuts into the cake. As she cuts, Peter Sellers bursts out of the cake driving a Mini (her present). More shots of the press, Brit and Peter lean on the car posing for photographs. M/S of Frank Ifield in a pub in Fleet St., he is being interviewed by Pat Doncaster. M/S of journalists around a pub table, pan to Frank's table. George Casey, sports journalist, eating a pub sandwich. C/U of the back to front sign for the 'Gentlemen's' - a printer's joke! Various shots of theatrical and historical artefacts on the pub walls. Various shots of a Sherlock Holmes theme pub in Baker Street that looks like the detective's study, the landlord wears a deerstalker. Various shots of a pub in Covent Garden where Barrow boys from the market mix with "baritones of the Opera House". Some shots of vegetable deliveries at Covent Garden. More shots of the cheeky cockney barrow boy selling china to an eager crowd - he throws a pile of china in the air and catches them. Several 'plants' in the audience start the bidding - very 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'! | |
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