The Royal Film Performance

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2496
Date Released
3 Apr 1977
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Bafta Awards
  2. 2The Royal Film Performance

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Film Performance. DESCRIPTION: For Silver Jubilee Year, the Royal Film was 20th Century Fox’s "Silver Streak". Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother attended the Premiere and was introduced to a line-up of top stars and film executives. The film stars Gene Wilder and is an adventure comedy, but the stars of the evening were the children who presented the Royal bouquets. SHOTLIST: GV Odeon, Leicester Square. MS ditto. CU film poster. CU ‘Silver Streak’ poster. CU sign ‘Royal Film Performance in Jubilee Year’. CU Richard Pryor. CU Michael Caine and his wife Shakira Caine. MCU George Helyer with wife and son Simon. CU George Helyer. CU Simon Helyer. CU James Livingstone pan to Percy Livingstone and wife. CU Livingstone and wife. CU Alan Ladd Junior. CU Mrs Gertrude Shilling in hat. MS Roger Moore and James Mason. CU Roger Moore. CU Frank Yablans and wife. CU Kenneth Moore and wife with Susan Penhaligon. MS Livingstone and Richard Pryor. MS Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt. CU Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt. CU Joanna Lumley. GV guests. Exterior - Queen Mother arrives. MS Queen Mother meets Sir John Davis and Lord Delfont. CU Queen Mother with VIPs pan to Princess Margaret (Princess Alexandra is also shown). MS Fox Executive and Arthur Hiller. GV Queen Mother up stairs. GV guests. MS Queen Mother and Percy Livingstone. GV Queen Mother. MS Queen Mother with Richard Pryor. CU ditto. James Livingstone presents bouquet to Queen Mother. CU Queen Mother smiles. MS Princess Margaret with Elaine Stritch. Princess Margaret talks to Roger Moore and James Mason. MS Miss Jane Evans presents bouquet to Princess Margaret. MS Master Simon Helyer presents bouquet to Princess Alexandra. CU film being laced onto projector. Various of same. ‘SILVER STREAK’ sequence. Fox title - Opening title sequence. Titles and credits. CU hand on lever. Pan train Silver Streak passing. CUs Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh - sequence showing train crashing through wall.
Keywords
Royalty; Performing arts
Locations
London; Leicester Square; Odeon Cinema
Card file number
77/50
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Pat Whitaker
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
408
Story extras:
Film clip

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