Oktoberfest - 1953 | The Archivist Presents | #117

I've always wanted to go to Oktoberfest. I love the strong woman at the end of this Movietone report on the Oktoberfest of 1953.

BEER FESTIVAL - Munich's annual "October Festival" may open in September, but it's none the less welcome to the German people for all that. The theme - beer, of course.

Cut story - KS. Elevated view of Munich. Elevated shots of procession through streets. Drays through streets loaded with barrels of beer. People waving and cheering. Various shots of a fun-fair. People on chair-planes, swinging round. People on the Octopus. Puppet show. People on scenic railway. CU man drawing mugs of beer. Woman picks up 10 mugs of beer at once. CU man drinking. CU two hands with leather band between fingers, finger contest. CU two hands. CU expression on man's face. Woman barmaid tries her strength with man.

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