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Victory Day Scenes
It’s all over, for Britain at least – the dreaded telegrams, the bombings, the blackouts - and Cardiffians celebrate the end of the war with tea and cake, fancy dress and bonfires.
Amateur film 1945 14 mins Silent
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Overview
Amongst the cakes and sausage rolls of Cosmeston Street, Cardiff, the running races, the fancy dress and the winning of two chamber pots, lurks an effigy of Hitler, tied to a lamp post, presumably for burning on the bonfires that have been prepared with gusto for the evening. There is also a fancy-dress Hitler wearing a sign reading ‘World’s Worst Dead or Alive?’. Shot by Chris Jenkins, a stalwart of the Cardiff Ciné Society and proprietor of a hair salon in Charles Street.
Genres
Amateur filmHome movie
Released
1945
Country
Wales
Location
Cardiff/Caerdydd
Language
English
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