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Star Gala

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1980A
Date Released
18 May 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Star Gala
  2. 2Rugby League Final
  3. 3Lightest - Highest
  4. 4Pope in Portugal
  5. 5News in Colour: Liverpool Cathedral
  6. *Coventry - First Division

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Star Gala. DESCRIPTION: The Variety Club hold the annual Star Gala at Battersea Park; a galaxy of Show-Biz personalities helping to raise funds for Variety Club Children’s Charities. SHOTLIST: GV Battersea Fun-Fair, Big Dipper in background. MS Harry Secombe signing autographs. MS girls with autograph books. MS Harry Secombe signing autographs. MS Sidney Tafler & Liz Frazer talking. MS Nicholas Parsons with Anne Sidney walk past. MCU Patrick Wymark & Terry Downes talking. MS Hy Hazel signing autographs. MCU Frankie Howard signing autographs. MS Stanley Baker signing autographs. MS Batman signing autographs. MLS contestants for Bathing Beauty Queen lined up. GV Battersea Fun-Fair. Pan Bathing Beauty Queen contestants. MS judges, including Patrick Wymark & Liz Frazer. MS Stanley Baker awards sash to winner. Top shot crowd watching. MS Stanley Baker with the winner & runners-up.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Competitions; Fundraising; Fashion and costume; Performing arts
Locations
England; Battersea Fun Fair
Card file number
92347
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
John Abbott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:

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