Variety Club Gala

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2294A

Date Released

24 May 1973

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Variety Club Gala. DESCRIPTION: Stars of stage, screen and television at the Variety Club Star Gala at the Battersea Festival Gardens. Barbara Allen of Ealing becomes Miss Variety Club of Great Britain 1973. SHOTLIST: GE Battersea Fun-fair. SV pan various stars on racer boats. GV Fiona Fullerton sitting on racing boat. AS all boats race away. GV Michael Caine and Simon Ward. CU Caine. CU Ward. GV Nina Baden Semper signing autographs. CU Jack Smethurst ditto, ditto Michael Crawford, Richard Baker and Fiona Fullerton. CU line of Walt Disney characters dancing. GV roundabout. GV as car starts to descend the water shoot. LV car hits water & past camera. GV beauty contestants lined up on stage for Miss Variety Club of Great Britain 1973. CU pan up girls’ legs to faces. GV Caine & Suzanna Leigh. CU 2 girl contestants. CU pan winner Barbara Allen walks forward to receive her prize from Caine. CU people watching. CU Caine putting Miss Variety Club sash round Barbara. GV Caine and Barbara. LV ditto with runners up. FCU winner smiling.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Women; Performing arts

Locations

London; Battersea

Card file number

99093

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

149

Story extras:

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