Manchester - Best Guys Get Prize (1959)

Title reads: “Best Guys get prize“. Manchester. C/U kids adding final touches to Guy Fawkes doll. Various shots girls and boys arriving at Apollo Theatre carrying their Guys, some push them along in dolls’ prams. M/S two boys pushing pram with Guy up street, irate trouserless father runs up and stops them. He retrieves his trousers from the Guy. L/S crowd of kids outside cinema. M/S banner: “Pathe News is Here“ with Guy in foreground. C/U kid putting hat on Guy. C/U girl brushing Guy’s straw hair. Various C/Us Guys. Panning M/S follows comedian Ken Dodd as he inspects row of guys (he is judging the competition). C/U of Guy with bandages for face, pan down to sign: “The Invisible Guy“. C/U other judge, David Ensor. Zoom in on Guy’s face. M/S judges looking at Guy, the doll jumps up - it’s actually the trouserless father! He runs off followed by crowd of kids. C/U small girls laughing and pointing. More shots dolls being judged. C/U Ken Dodd pulling faces. C/U Guy, pan down t