Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: British Film Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
922A
Date Released
6 Feb 1947
Date submitted
30 Jan 1947
Date submitted
3 Feb 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hindus Celebrate Ganges Festival
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: British Film Festival
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Some Highlights of Monty’s Moscow Visit
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Vanguard Sends Back the News
  5. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Thompson Wins on Points

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Film Festival 1947. DESCRIPTION: Stars turned out in force at the Odeon, Leicester Square for the British Film Festival. SHOTLIST: KS LIBRARY - Turning model of Oscar statue CU. Exterior of Odeon Cinema, crowds outside, film fans arrive at cinema; snowing. Interior - foyer, fans and film stars gathering. Mr and Mrs Cooper-Key receive Jack Warner (Warner Brothers). Lionel Gamlin interviews Tessie O’Shea. Richard Attenborough and his wife, Sheila Sim. SCU David Lean interviewing Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard (both Howard and Johnson hold cigarettes). Lord Jowitt and Lady Jowitt arrive in foyer. SCU Stanley Maxted and Major Macquire rehearse part of the film Theirs is the Glory. Flashback Stanley Maxted in trench, speaking into microphone, referring to the RAF and parachutes etc. cut-ins of men at Arnhem, Dakota crashes into German positions. SCU Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding re-enacting part of Piccadilly Incident. Margaret Lockwood and Patricia Roc in period costume re-enacting part of the Wicked Lady. SV stage of all the stars lined up on same. MS ballot box with National Film Award model placed around ballot box.
Keywords
Performing arts
Locations
London; Leicester Square; Odeon Cinema
Footage sources
Gaumont
Library
Card file number
48122
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
246
Story extras:
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