The Magic Box

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1164

Date Released

24 Sep 1951

Date submitted

20 Sep 1951

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Magic Box. DESCRIPTION: There was a very big gathering at the Odeon, Leicester Square, for the premiere of The Magic Box - the story of William Friese-Greene, the Englishman, whose inventive genius led to the founding of the film industry. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Exterior (night) Odeon. Programme & being opened. GV foyer. Arrivals - Ronald Neame. CU John Boulting. CU Maria Schell. SCU Glynis John with her party. Goggie Withers & her husband, John McCullum. Michael Denison & Dulcie Gray. CU Graham Friese-Greene. Other members of Friese-Greene’s family. SCU & CU Mrs Friese-Greene. Receiving a bouquet from Janette Scott. CU Noel Coward. MS Chuter Ede. MS Earl & Countess Harewood. Preceded by CU Mrs Attlee.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Cinema; Performing arts; Writers

Locations

Leicester Square; Odeon Cinema

Footage sources

Gaumont
Rota

Card file number

56108

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

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