Amazing Triumph of the New British Film Star

Series

Series Name: Daily Sketch Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

587-2

Date Released

27 Nov 1922

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Unexampled scenes have everywhere marked the tour of Miss Leahy, the DAILY SKETCH Girl chosen by the Talmadge sisters. At Birmingham." View down at large crowd as Margaret Leahy and protectors try to make their way through to a car. Close shot as she gets out of car surrounded by protectors and police and watched by a large crowd. A small girl hands her a bouquet. Leahy and others (family?) wave to the crowds. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "At Gateshead: With the children in the hospital". Leahy gives flowers to a nursing sister. Scene inside hospital ward (natural light) in long shot as she meets one of the patients. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "At Manchester". View directly down on large, jostling crowd. Car arrives outside the Theatre Royal.

Keywords

Vehicles; Health and medicine

Footage sources

First National Pictures

Credits:

Camera: James J. Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

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