| Town Criers Contest | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1638 |
| Catalog #: | 355052 | |
| Clip Number: | 355052-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-070-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:02:49 - 00:03:31 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Occupational LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | Poor image quality. Town criers, gathered from all over England and Wales, exercise their larynxes and their ancient carat, competing for the national championships. Oyez! Establishing shot - A lot of people gather to watch and take part in this event, Town Criers. MOHS - People applauding MCUS - First crier, "God Save The Queen". CUS - Big smiles on the faces of the people in the audience. MCUS -Second on cries "God Save The Queen". MCUS - This one crier rings a large bell and hollers "hoi ye". MCUS - This crier wearing a top hat "Ooh yea" MCUS - This crier sort of yodels "Ohhhhhh ooo yea". MCUS - Short clip of all the criers yelling. MCUS - Must be an English comedian, he goes to holler and comes out with "Oh nooooo". and laughs. | |
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