This film is from the West Yorkshire Archive Service collection and was made by Jewish tailor and amateur filmmaker, Alec Baron. It contains footage from a couple of weddings, including one which had the wedding photographs taken at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. There are some shots of the Indian-style buildings and well-manicured grounds. Alec's family were Russian Jews who escaped the troubles and set up a tailoring business in Leeds. Alec developed a keen interest in film and...

This film is from the West Yorkshire Archive Service collection and was made by Jewish tailor and amateur filmmaker, Alec Baron. It contains footage from a couple of weddings, including one which had the wedding photographs taken at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. There are some shots of the Indian-style buildings and well-manicured grounds. Alec's family were Russian Jews who escaped the troubles and set up a tailoring business in Leeds. Alec developed a keen interest in film and theatre and set up the first film society outside of London. His films capture family life and social events as well as educational and promotional style films made to encourage people to keep the Jewish way of life. A couple walk along a promenade and smile at the camera while another man and two other women play on an amusement game; it cuts back to the first couple. The next section has a few brief shots of a house being built. Following this are shots of a wedding car driving along a road behind the camera, which is positioned in the car in front. (THERE IS A YELLOW/GOLDEN TINT TO THIS SECTION) The bride, bridesmaid and parents get out of their cars and smile at the camera. Then there is a shot of the bridal party posing outside. After the ceremony the married couple stand and pose for photographs in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, while a lot of passers-by have gathered along the wall of the grounds to watch the couple. The next section is in black and white. There is a shot of the huge temple building in the Royal Pavilion and then a young woman looks down into the lens of the camera. There are shots of another wedding couple and the groom (a doctor from Leeds) is kneeling on the grass jokingly imploring the bride to do the same. There is a shot of a bride walking into the building to get married and lots of guest stand at the door looking in. Afterwards there is a shot of the bride and groom coming back out of the building.