The Robe Premiere

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1268A

Date Released

24 Sep 1953

Date submitted

16 Sep 1953

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Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Robe Premiere. DESCRIPTION: Enthusiastic scenes were witnessed at New York’s Roxy Theatre for the Premiere of The Robe, the first CinemaScope production to be released. Twentieth-Century Fox President Spyros Skouras was there to welcome distinguished members of the huge audience. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Illuminated title on New York’s Roxy Theatre. (CU ‘The Robe’ in Cinemascope). Crowds watch arrival. Irene Dunne with husband. Mr Impelliteri, wife and daughter arrive. CU Charles Boyer. SCU General van Fleet and wife. CU Mary Martin and husband. Henry Koster. Evelyn Ay, Miss America. Alfred Vanderbilts, (Mr and Mrs Spyros Skouras greeting Professor Chretien. CU. LS cinema illuminated.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Cinema; Military; Inventions and discoveries; Newsreels

Locations

New York

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

59767

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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