Royal Film Performance

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1863A

Date Released

18 Feb 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Film Performance - Lord Jim. DESCRIPTION: At the Odeon, Leicester Square, the Royal Film Performance of Lord Jim in aid of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, the Earl of Snowdon and Prince William of Gloucester made up the Royal Party. This Royal occasion helped to collect a record sum of over thirty six and a half thousand pounds for charity. SHOTLIST: GV front of the Odeon, Leicester Square. MLS crowd. George Elvin arriving. MS Sir Philip Warter arriving. MS pan Percy Livingstone arriving. MS Sid James arriving. Susannah York talking to her escort. CU Sean Connery. CU Diane Cilento. MS Susannah York, Sean Connery and Jack Hawkins talking. CU Robert Morley. CU Curt Jurgens. CU pan up Dahlia Lavi. MS Dahlia talking to James Mason. CU James Mason. CU Peter O’Toole. MS Peter O’Toole talking to Richard Brooks. MLS Queen Mother and rest of the royal party arrive. CU Jean Simmonds. MS Richard Brooks shaking hands with the Queen Mother. CU Queen Mother. CU Princess Margaret. MCU Princess Margaret moving down the line of stars. CU Antony Armstrong-Jones. CU pan line of stars to the Queen Mother. MS O’Toole talking to the Queen Mother. GV front of the Odeon, Leicester Square.

Keywords

Politics and government; Fundraising

Locations

London

Card file number

89375

Credits:

Camera: John Abbott
Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

179

Story extras:

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