Toy Fair (1958)

Brighton, Sussex. Exterior. M/S of the sea front promenade. In the foreground two children - a boy and a girl - are on a mini-roundabout. They are sitting on tiny carousel horses. The boy turns a lever in the centre of the roundabout which makes it move. In the background another boy is driving a pedal operated horse and covered wagon, another similar cart sits empty nearby. Low angle C/U of the roundabout. The narrator explains these are toys on display at the Brighton Toy Fair. Top shot of the centre of the roundabout. M/S of a boy and a girl racing up the promenade in the covered wagons. High angle C/U of the wagons in action. Panning shot follows the wagons up the sea front past a couple and a small boy. The narrator explains that this year the trend is for cowboys and Indians, taking over from previous year’s trend for space toys. Interior. Inside one of the venues of the toy fair held at the Bedford, Grand and Metropole Hotels. The hotels house exhibits from two hundred