Star and Fans at Garden Party

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1098A

Date Released

22 Jun 1950

Date submitted

19 Jun 1950

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party. DESCRIPTION: There was certainly plenty of fun at this year’s film garden party at Morden Hall Park, Surrey. Famous people present included Cesar Romero, Jack Benny, Vera Ellen, Merle Oberon, George Raft, Douglas Fairbanks, Betty Garrett and Larry Parks, David Niven and more besides. SHOTLIST: KS. GV crowds in park around Stage of Fame. Ditto. SCU Leslie Mitchell at mike on stage. Jack Benny walks onto stage. Jack Benny cracks few jokes with Rochester. SCU Cesar Romero & Vera Ellen. SCU Merle Oberon & George Raft. MS Douglas Fairbanks Jnr talks (silent) with film fans. SCU David Niven in grey topper & drinking champagne. Larry Parks & Betty Garrett sign autographs. GV crowds film fan, one faints lifted over crowds. Film fans goes and sits next to Cesar Romero. Film stars on jeep drive through crowds. Trucking shot through crowds. Jeep passing camera to finish.

Keywords

Fundraising; Performing arts

Locations

Surrey; Morden Hall Park

Card file number

53921

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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