Film Record: Amy Norman

Identifier:

• 496 (Source: North West Film Archive )

Date produced: 1935

Filmmaker(s):

Charles Powell

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:09:25

Length:

225 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W and Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Celebrate the wedding of Amy Norman, visit Belle Vue Zoo,and meet the Powell family, with their own animals, in their garden. A view of Manchester Central Library and the Town Hall Complex precedes cricketing scenes at Bowdon, and finally, a family trip (in colour) to Nefyn in North Wales, where young and old alike enjoy the sun and sea. The Powell family lived in East Didsbury in South Manchester.Manchester Central Library was quite new when this film was shot. It was opened in 1934 by George V, and in 2014 re-opened after refurbishment for its 80th anniversary." (BFI Player)

Resources:

BFI Player
NWFA Online Database

Locations:

• Manchester, UK. (Filming)
• Nefyn, Bowdon, Manchester, UK. (Filming)
• North Wales, UK. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Ethnology
•      Manners and Customs
•           Marriage
•               Weddings

Genre:

• Family
• Sports (Nonfiction)
• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

North West Film Archive

Video Link:

• bfi.org.uk

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