Royal Film Performance

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1117A
Date Released
2 Nov 1950
Date submitted
31 Oct 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Late King Gustav V of Sweden
  2. 2Macarthur Traps Reds
  3. 3The Atomic Bomb! In Our Next Edition Startling New Pictures of Man-Made Cataclysm
  4. 4State Opening of Parliament
  5. 5Royal Film Performance
  6. *Tommy Farr in Training

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Command Film Performance. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Film Performance naturally drew large crowds to Leicester Square; rain or no rain, they intended to see all they could of the arrival of the Royal Family and of the many guests and stars attending. SHOTLIST: KS. Exterior of Empire, same in lights outside, with crowds climbing up to see arrivals. Several shots of crowds (at night) in the rain. Inside foyer, arrivals of Lewis Douglas, pan to Sharman Douglas & Lord Blandford. Gloria Swanson & daughter. James Stewart & family (with his wife and step sons Ronald & Michael). Gloria Swanson & daughter. Ted Ray & Andrew Ray. CU skirt of Irene Dunne dress & tilt up to CU of her. Bromhead receives Royal Family. J Arthur Rank with King. Same introduced to CTBF. Andrew Ray presents Queen with bouquet. Royal party walk up stairs to circle. Credit Title - "Mudlark", "Queen Victoria" riding through cheering crowds in landau. After show, presentation of following stars: Claudette Colbert, Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson, Queen shakes hands with Montgomery Clift, with James Stewart, with Ted Ray & son. John Mills talks with two Princesses. Leslie Mitchell talks with King. Queen shakes hands with Tyrone Power. Irene Dunne talks with Queen Elizabeth. GV foyer.
Keywords
Royalty; Performing arts
Locations
Empire; Leicester Square
Footage sources
Pathe Rota
Card file number
54546
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
344
Story extras:
Film clip

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