Taverners’ Ball

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1487A

Date Released

5 Dec 1957

Date submitted

3 Dec 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Thunderbird on Target
2. 2Ike’s Outing
3. 3Two-Way Church
4. 4Last Curtain
5. 5Market Day
6. 6An Unidentified Object
7. 7Taverners’ Ball

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord’s Taverners Ball. DESCRIPTION: A festive occasion in London (in aid of the National Playing Fields Association) the Lord’s Taverners Ball. SHOTLIST: GV dancing. SCU Donald Campbell dancing with his sister. Godfrey Evans dancing, also Brian Close. CU Lana Morris. GS Brian Slater dancing. LS dancing. Shots of Harry Secombe, Eric Sykes performing. Shots of tug of war with Richard Dimbleby, Billy Cotton. Peter Haigh judges. Shots of Harry Secombe, and Eric Sykes etc., in a relay race. GS London Scottish Pipe Band entering ball room playing.

Keywords

Organisations; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Fundraising; Records; Newspapers; Performing arts

Locations

London; Grosvenor House

Card file number

72270

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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