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:
Film clip

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