Premiere of ‘Scrooge’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2165A
Date Released
3 Dec 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cross Country Championships
  2. 2Eton Wall Game
  3. 3Cat Club Show
  4. 4Bea Personality Girl
  5. 5Premiere of ‘Scrooge’
  6. 6Velasquez Auction

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Premiere of ‘Scrooge’. DESCRIPTION: A Royal Premiere for the new musical film Scrooge based on Dickens’ novel - A Christmas Carol. Princess Margaret attends and meets the stars of the show. SHOTLIST: GV Dominion Theatre & bill boards. SV ‘Scrooge’ poster. CU poster. GV interior - personalities arrive in foyer. CU Dame Edith Evans going upstairs. CU Richard Beaumont who plays Tiny Tim. SV exterior personalities arrive. GV Michael Medwin arrives. SV interior Russell Hadley (Cinema Centre Films) arrives. SV pan exterior Leslie Bricusse arrives. CU John Mills arrives. GV interior Bryan Forbes arrives in foyer with Nanette Newman. CU picture of Scrooge. SV Albert Finney and wife arrive zoom back to GV. SV exterior John Lawson (Chief Barker Variety Club) arrives. SV people go upstairs. STV Princess Margaret arrives in foyer & greeted. SV pan back view Royal party upstairs. CU Princess Margaret upstairs with Nat Cohen followed by Lord Snowdon. SV pan Princess Margaret shakes hands with John Davis at 113’ shakes hands with Percy Livingstone & wife. CU Princess Margaret pan shakes hands with Ronald Neame & wife. SV Leslie Bricusse presented zoom back to wife presented. GV boy actor Richard Beaumont presented. GV Albert Finney & wife presented. CU Princess Margaret.
Keywords
Royalty; Mass media; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Cinema; Performing arts
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
96580
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
167
Story extras:
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