Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Film Stars at Command Performance

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1017A
Date Released
2 Dec 1948
Date submitted
30 Nov 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Command Film Performance - Scott of the Antarctic. DESCRIPTION: The Queen, accompanied by Princess Margaret and the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, to see the feature Scott of the Antarctic. Many American and British film stars were present. SHOTLIST: KS MS Empire Theatre. GV Empire Theatre. Crowds outside. The Queen arrives with Duke of Edinburgh & Princess Margaret and enters foyer. Queen in foyer. Queen introduced to J Arthur Rank by Reginald Bromhead. CU Bromhead & Queen. Bobby Henrey presents bouquet to Queen. Auriol Calvert (daughter of Phyllis Calvert) presents bouquet to Princess. GV foyer. Queen introduced to Jack Hulbert. Hulbert introduces stars, SCU & CU of the following: Sid Field, Valerie Hobson, Glynis Johns, Alan Ladd, Vivien Leigh & Sir Laurence Olivier. MS Margaret Lockwood. MS & MCU Myrna Loy talking to Queen. MS Michael O’Shea & wife Virginia Mayo. CU John Mills & Michael O’Shea talk with Duke of Edinburgh. Duke chats to Jean Simmons & Elizabeth Taylor. Queen & Princess walk down stairs to finish.
Keywords
Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts
Locations
Empire; Leicester Square
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
51130
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
234
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Film Stars at Command Performance', British Movietone News Issue No. 1017A, 2 Dec 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15459 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)