Stars at Film Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1131A
Date Released
8 Feb 1951
Date submitted
25 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Shrove Tuesday Pancake Race
  2. 2Skating Title for Britain
  3. 3Oil Tanker Blows Up
  4. 4Mount Lamington’s Tragic Eruption
  5. 5Krupp Released
  6. 6Helicopter Trials
  7. 7Stars at Film Festival
  8. *Glasgow’s Great Fire Aftermath
  9. *Scotland’s Rugby Triumph

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stars at Film Festival. (British Film Festival). DESCRIPTION: This year’s British Film Festival, staged at a London Theatre, was once again a popular event. Reminders to all about to vote included extracts from Odette, Morning Departure and The Woman in Question with a galaxy of stars and other films to choose from. Richard Todd paid tribute to studio technicians and cinema employees. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU statuette - Oscar. Foyer scenes. People peer through glass door. Glynis Johns being welcomed. SCU Anna Neagle & Guyri Wagner doing an extract from Odette. John Mills, Richard Attenborough & Nigel Patrick & Andrew Crawford, do an extract from Morning Departure. SCU Jean Kent & Susan Shaw in The Woman in Question. Mitchell interviewed by Hilton Craig, asked how many films he makes during the year, Naunton Wayne interrupts. GV stars on stage. Finish on speech by Richard Todd - SCU. Hand place vote in ballot box.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Newspapers; Performing arts
Locations
His Majesty’s Theatre
Card file number
54982
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
236
Story extras:
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