She Was the Idol of Paris

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1388

Date Released

9 Jan 1956

Date Other

Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Operation Plum Duff
2. 2King of Cyprus
3. 3The Archbishop’s Funeral
4. 4Election Stalemate
5. 5She Was the Idol of Paris
6. 6Palaces in Peril
7. 7Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
8. 8London Gropes to Work
9. 9A Downfall of Skiers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Death of Mistinguett. DESCRIPTION: Mistinguett, who was the idol of Paris has just died at over eighty. She was well known on the music hall stage, over which she reigned so long. SHOTLIST: LS of the Eiffel Tower. Aerial shots over Paris. Various shots of pre-war Paris. Various shots of Mistinguett singing on stage. CU of her legs. LS of Mistinguett dancing. MCU of Mistinguett.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Social events; Performing arts

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

65611

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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