Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Film Stars at Command Performance

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1017A

Date Released

2 Dec 1948

Date submitted

30 Nov 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coincidence Baby
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Transatlantic News - New Canadian Premier
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Transatlantic News - Direct Photography
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Transatlantic News - Smallest Plane
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Christmas Parades in Australia and Canada
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Duke in Edinburgh
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Film Stars at Command Performance
8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: The Postman’s Nightmare

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Command Film Performance - Scott of the Antarctic. DESCRIPTION: The Queen, accompanied by Princess Margaret and the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, to see the feature Scott of the Antarctic. Many American and British film stars were present. SHOTLIST: KS MS Empire Theatre. GV Empire Theatre. Crowds outside. The Queen arrives with Duke of Edinburgh & Princess Margaret and enters foyer. Queen in foyer. Queen introduced to J Arthur Rank by Reginald Bromhead. CU Bromhead & Queen. Bobby Henrey presents bouquet to Queen. Auriol Calvert (daughter of Phyllis Calvert) presents bouquet to Princess. GV foyer. Queen introduced to Jack Hulbert. Hulbert introduces stars, SCU & CU of the following: Sid Field, Valerie Hobson, Glynis Johns, Alan Ladd, Vivien Leigh & Sir Laurence Olivier. MS Margaret Lockwood. MS & MCU Myrna Loy talking to Queen. MS Michael O’Shea & wife Virginia Mayo. CU John Mills & Michael O’Shea talk with Duke of Edinburgh. Duke chats to Jean Simmons & Elizabeth Taylor. Queen & Princess walk down stairs to finish.

Keywords

Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts

Locations

Empire; Leicester Square

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

51130

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

234

Story extras:

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