Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Variety’s Royal Command

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1014
Date Released
8 Nov 1948
Date submitted
4 Nov 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Truman’s Victory
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Variety’s Royal Command
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Danny Kaye Meets Danny Kaye
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Remember! Remember!
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Bravery Rewarded
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Remembrance Day 1948 - Spoken by Leslie Mitchell

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Command Variety Performance. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties enjoy the Royal Variety Command performance, amongst those performing were Danny Kaye and the Crazy Gang. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Crowds outside at night in rain. (All night material). Various shots of crowds being pushed about and controlled by the police. Elevated Royal car arrives. Cut-in crowds. Elevated Princess Margaret alights, Duke of Edinburgh alights, followed by King and Queen. After being received, enter theatre. In foyer Queen in presented to Mrs Bud Flanagan and Sylvia Fine (Mrs Danny Kaye). Walk past camera. Royal party individually followed by Peter Townsend. GV audience. Cut-in Royal box, King, Queen & Princess, the latter stands up during excitement. LS John Tiller Girls performing. Acrobats - Warren, Latona and Sparks, turning somersaults. Cut-in Royal Box with King, Queen & Princess laughing. Crazy Gang perform (very quick shot), place toy horse in front of Royal Box. SCU Crazy Gang and Danny Kaye on stage. Cut-in audience. Royal Box, Queen acknowledges, with King standing beside her, about to leave. Very good interior scenes.
Keywords
Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts
Locations
London Palladium
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
51009
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
213
Story extras:
Film clip

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