Going - Going - Gone!

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1724

Date Released

18 Jun 1962

Date Other

Jun 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby League - Britain Win Test
2. 2Underground to Freedom
3. 3Winners in Wool
4. 4Going - Going - Gone!
5. 5Speedy - With a Nasty Sting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Going - Going - Gone!. DESCRIPTION: At Sotheby’s in London, the collection of the late Sir Alexander Korda came under the hammer. Paintings included the Blue Boat by Claude Monet, a nude by Degas and a Still Life by van Gogh which realised a top price. Altogether, the sale fetched over four hundred and sixty thousand pounds. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Sotheby’s. Painting. Painting. Pan to auctioneer. Painting. Crowds pan to auctioneer. Crowd. Painting pan to auctioneer. Painting. Auctioneer. Signature on painting. Man and woman. Auctioneer.

Keywords

Arts and crafts

Locations

London

Card file number

84543

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

147

Story extras:

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