Birmingham Chooses Beauty Queen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1226A

Date Released

4 Dec 1952

Date submitted

1 Dec 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Greetings for the Premier
2. 2Zulu Flyweight Wins Again
3. 3Diehards Back from Korea
4. 4Sky Drop over Korea
5. 5President-Elect’s Busy Days
6. 6Memorial to London Scottish
7. 7Her Majesty Greets Duke & Duchess
8. *Birmingham Chooses Beauty Queen

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Birmingham Chooses Beauty Queen. (Mercury Girl). SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Beauties walk in line, looking up shot. GV girls paraded. Cut-ins of judges Petula Clark, James Hayter. Various shots parading girls. Shot of No 19 Elizabeth Rose of Smethwick, the winner. James Hayter places sash round her shoulder. CU winner. One of the runners up being kissed, by James Hayter.

Local distribution only

Birmingham release only instead of first item.

Keywords

Women; Competitions; Fashion and costume; Performing arts

Card file number

58193

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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