Christmas Party 1929 + Westfield 1928
16mm film Black & White Silent 1929 15:56
Summary: Home movie featuring Christmas and spring scenes.
Title number: 21908
LSA ID: LSA/2980
Description: Adults decorate the dining table for Christmas before all sitting down with children. Some wear Christmas hats. Children make faces at the camera and others play with crackers. A woman cuts the turkey and children watch on. One child stands up on their chair to wave to the camera. Others eat their dinner. The same child shows off their pram and waves at the camera, jumping up and down. The children then take names from a plate for a game. Some wear hats and play with a rope. A shot follows of a man holding a child outside in a greenhouse. The man wears a hat and mask. Group shots follow of women and girls lined up dressed in festive attire, many wearing hats, and laughing and smiling at the camera. Scenes follow of children in a different room playing with their toys, skipping rope, and riding around on a bike. Close up follows of child eating fruit. Close up of black and white cat, followed by brief glimpse of toy castle. Outside there is a bed of daffodils in spring. Close up shots of a black cocker spaniel follow. The spaniel sniffs the air and a child sings into some kind of megaphone or speaking trumpet. A toddler in a white dress and bonnet stands outside and faces the camera. She is then held by her mother who wears a hate, followed by which she is held by her father as they sit down on steps outside. Another child plays with the toddler and the following scene features a boy jumping down the same steps.
Credits: Round, Henry Joseph Capt. (Filmmaker)
Keywords: Children; Toys; Christmas party
In galleries: Merry London Christmas!
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