Birthday Special was made by members of the Doncaster Cine Club and features guests of all generations enjoying themselves at this celebration. This film documents a birthday party held at a hall, and festivities include a meal, dancing and a raffle. Title - Birthday Special. In a hall, a woman in a silver dress sits by a table holding a painting of a flower. There is then a close up of birthday card with many messengers written in it. The woman in the silver dress (presumably the...

Birthday Special was made by members of the Doncaster Cine Club and features guests of all generations enjoying themselves at this celebration. This film documents a birthday party held at a hall, and festivities include a meal, dancing and a raffle. Title - Birthday Special. In a hall, a woman in a silver dress sits by a table holding a painting of a flower. There is then a close up of birthday card with many messengers written in it. The woman in the silver dress (presumably the birthday girl) is then whirled around the dance floor by a man in a grey sweater. Close up of the birthday cake, other treats, cards follow. The party is then captured sitting down at a very long table to have tea, cake and sandwiches, while a man walks around pouring tea. The filmmaker captures many shots of people enjoying the meal. The birthday girl then cuts her cake, and a toast is made with everyone raising their glasses. A little girl pulls a raffle ticket from a hat that a man wearing a dark suit holds out for her. A close up of the raffle ticket shows the number before a shot shows the suited man giving the birthday girl a small amount of change. A man then swigs from a bottle and another man laughs while pouring a glass of beer. A young girl dances on the dance floor and women drink small glasses of assorted liqueurs. This is followed by more dancing; women in colourful dresses and men in suits and ties waltz around hall. A young girl and boy also captured dancing together. The next passage shows people enjoying themselves and generally having a good time at the party; drinks are poured while others dance merrily. The final sequence shows people taking wrapped pieces of cake as they put on coats and gloves and prepare to leave. Title - The end.