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The New Boy

1951 , Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)

Cat no. 356

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Humorous film of young boy's fears on his first day at a new school.

This fictitious film shows a new boy arriving at St. Faith's Preparatory School, frightened. He is further frightened by a creepy school master lurking in the trees. He runs away, minus his cap and scarf. He is ambushed by a group of boys who seek to use him as a ball in a rugby scrum. He escapes and is chased around the school grounds and the neighbourhood. He runs into the creepy school master again before being discovered by Matron. She throws him onto a bed in the open air and pulls the bed away towards a dilapidated looking infirmary. He escapes and runs away. He is confronted by the boys again but defends himself and they run away. With new found confidence, he marches into the school where he is welcomed by Matron and the school master, altogether nicer people.

Featured Buildings

St. Faith's School, Cambridge

Keywords

Boarding School; Bullying; Matron; Rugby

Intertitles

But hope is brightest when it dawns from fears.Sssh ... look at him! He's scared to death.Well, weren't you? New boy, this way.

Manifestations

The New Boy

  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV427239
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 3096
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    07/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    714155
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV163737
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1116
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    24/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673928
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV295830
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:10:15
    Has Sound
    N
    Modification Date
    07/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    671640
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV221834
    Canonical Identifier
    A-1288
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identification Notes
    Neg / Pos Type (data migration 25/06/2021): camera
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560992
    Sound
    silent

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