Best Plays and Players

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1703A
Date Released
25 Jan 1962
Date submitted
23 Jan 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rugby Stalemate
  2. 2Make ‘Em - Model ‘Em!
  3. 3Islanders in the News
  4. 4Best Plays and Players
  5. 5Race to the Moon

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Best Plays and Players. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the presentations for the 1961 Evening Standard Drama awards in London. Sir Donald Wolfit presented the best actor award to Christopher Plummer (King Henry in Becket), and Dorothy Tutin handed the award to Vanessa Redgrave (best actress: Lady from the Sea and Taming of the Shrew), while Peter Sellers did the honours for the best musical, Beyond the Fringe. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Vanessa Redgrave arrives. MCU Peter Sellers. MS Chris Plummer. MCU Albert Finney (2 shots). Sir Donald Wolfit presents award (2 shots). Vanessa Redgrave gets award. GV people (3 shots) Peter Sellers talking. MS Peter Sellers presents award.
Keywords
Performing arts; Awards and honours
Locations
London
Card file number
83785
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
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