British film crew in Ostende in the year 1955: original images of, among others, away flower clock, Petit Paris, away strand and… Vera Lynn. Vera Lynn, was a British singer, who achieved great fame during World War II and was nicknamed Forces’ Sweetheart. The song We’ll Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, is her greatest classic. Also known is The White Cliffs of Dover.
The reportage was dedicated to the winners of the lottery in the sunday newspaper Empire News. The prize was one week in Ostend for six couples as a second honeymoon. You see how they drink coffee in continental style)) oh, those Brits already!
“Concert and the casino, which together with a large helping of Belgian hospitality are just what the doctor order one of life’s happier moments when time tries to even the score”, – say in film.
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
