Houghton Regis Fair (1957)
Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. L, S of a long line of children in fancy dress walking in front of the camera. C, U shot of the faces of three children in fancy dress. C, U shot of a little boy dressed as chimney sweep. C, U shot of a girl dressed as clown. Several other C, U shots of children in fancy dress. This is children s fancy dress competition held at Houghton Regis fair. C, U shot of a little girl powdering her face with a large powder puff. M, S of the judges, an elderly couple, as they look at the children s masks. C, U shot of the judges faces. C, U shot of a Mandarin man and woman. C, U shot of a sign reading First Prize. C, U shot of the powder girl. She is the winner five year old Tina Cheshire. M, S of a group of men rolling beer barrels, getting ready for the beer barrel rolling race. Several other people attach signs to their backs. Signs read 5 Bells, Crown, Red Competitors are teams from local pubs. Several shots of contesters getting ready for the race. L, S of three bar
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