Beach Holiday

From the collection of

East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia
The East Anglian Film Archive, the UK's first regional film archive, offers a unique record of the East of England's social and cultural history. As part of the University of East Anglia, we continue to lead moving image heritage research and inspire audience participation through community projects and events. Our collections represent a broad range of amateur and professional creativity, from 1896 to the present day.

Beach Holiday


The extended family are picnicking on the beach when a familiar-looking local appears from the dunes and runs away with the youngest of the three children. Mother has to fight him off, but ends up dancing with the fellow, accompanied by a percussion trio. However, Grandad lays the intruder out and he is ceremonially entombed in the sand, under a beach-towel. An improvised headstone marks the spot. There’s no sign of Father anywhere!


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