The Cecil Opens

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1382A

Date Released

1 Dec 1955

Date submitted

Nov 1955

Date submitted

29 Nov 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Report on Cyprus
2. 2Turkish Parade
3. 3Geneva Horse Show
4. 4Indian Ovation for Bulganin
5. 5South African Protest
6. 6The Noble Art
7. 7The Noble Art
8. *The Cecil Opens

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of ‘Cecil’ Theatre in Hull. SHOTLIST: GV exterior shot of ‘Cecil’. CU ‘Cecil’ nameplate. CU plaque commemorating opening. CU lions heads on wall. CU Mayor of Hull arrives. CU Mayor meets Wallace Rockett. CU John Davis (Managing Director of the Rank Organisation) and his wife arrive and are met by the Mayor. SCU and CU they tour the cinemas. CU Davis cuts the tape and declares the cinema open. CU Dinah Sheridan presents a mascot kitten. SCU people lining up and going in. CU the projection room interior. CU anamorphic lens being put into position.

Local distribution only

Special for Hull

Keywords

Ceremonies

Locations

Kingston-upon-Hull

Footage sources

Gaumont British

Card file number

65296

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Story extras:

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