LEISURE: Christmas 1936: Britain casts aside cares (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Montage of various preparations for Christmas / Post Office workers sorting parcels / Christmas shoppers and children looking at toys in department store / A chimpanzee tea party / Father Christmas. Full Description: SLATE CARD: Now for Xmas, Britain Casts Cares Aside ENGLAND: London: INT * * Music overlay SOT * * News notice ’Slate club secretary missing’ / Hands preparing turkey / Hands using wooden spoon to stir Christmas cake mixture in large bowl / Woman’s hands making mince pies / Bottles of alcohol placed on shelf / Man hammering nail into Christmas decorations as hits his hand / Little girl posting letter to Father Christmas (Santa) / Hands opening Christmas Club savings book as counts out money / Pile of money pushed across counter as picked up by another / Hands attempting to open post office money box / Various of Post Office workers sorting huge p