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DetailsOriginal Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 17 mins 52 secs Credits: Filmmaker - Walter Hale
Subject: FAMILY LIFE SEASIDE TRAVEL
Summary The film is a record of the filmmaker’s holidays in 1939. The majority of the film was made in Lytham, but it also features shots recorded in Blackpool.
Description
The film is a record of the filmmaker’s holidays in 1939. The majority of the film was made in Lytham, but it also features shots recorded in Blackpool.
TITLE: Holidays July 1939
TITLE: St. Annes
TITLE: St. Ives Hotel
There are a number of shots taken in front of the hotel exterior: people line up outside for the camera, children pose and adults laugh.
TITLE: Views from the Bedroom
There are high wide-angle shots from the hotel bedroom of the sea front.
TITLE: In & About St Anne’s...
The film is a record of the filmmaker’s holidays in 1939. The majority of the film was made in Lytham, but it also features shots recorded in Blackpool.
TITLE: Holidays July 1939
TITLE: St. Annes
TITLE: St. Ives Hotel
There are a number of shots taken in front of the hotel exterior: people line up outside for the camera, children pose and adults laugh.
TITLE: Views from the Bedroom
There are high wide-angle shots from the hotel bedroom of the sea front.
TITLE: In & About St Anne’s
The camera records shots of people walking in a park, families playing on a beach, children playing with toy boats on a pond, families boating in a large pond, people walking up and down a pier, and cars on the road.
TITLE: Swimming Pool
People go down water slides, dive into the water, and splash their friends.
TITLE: The Ashton Gardens
People stroll in the gardens, two people playing tennis, and a group playing bowls.
TITLE: Fairhaven Lake
There are people strolling around the lake, a group playing bowls, and a number of sailing boats.
TITLE: A Chara. Party
This brief scene shows old people smiling at the camera and boarding a bus.
TITLE: On the Sands
People relax on the beach and a few enjoy horse rides on the sand.
TITLE: At Blackpool
The film then moves onto Blackpool. There are shots of dozens of people lounging on the beach, a group of people ice skating and go-karting, a wide-angle view of Blackpool Tower, a policeman directing traffic, and people walking on a pier.
TITLE: Sundry Shots
It is not clear where these final shots take place, but it is likely to be in Lytham or Blackpool. There are shots of a man looking and walking towards the camera, a car turning in the road, families at a campsite, women dancing and human and animal acrobats performing on a stage.