The World As Christmas Neared Aka Austerity Britain Prepares For Christmas (1947)

Full title reads: “The World As Christmas Neared“. Austerity Britain prepares for Christmas. Shopping scenes in London. LS Elevated and ground shots of Petticoat Lane market. CU a woman buying balloons from a street hawker. CU Salesmen holding up boxes of crackers to attract shoppers. MS a stall holder auctioning ornaments. CU a man manufacturing bubbles. MS a stall holder auctioning ornaments. MS Dolls on a stall. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All foot