Their Majesties Meet the Two Odettes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1097
Date Released
12 Jun 1950
Date submitted
8 Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Odette Churchill Premier. DESCRIPTION: Big crowds outside the Plaza Cinema in London saw the two Odettes - Anna Neagle, who plays the part, and Mrs Odette Churchill, the real-life heroine of the French resistance. They were presented to Their Majesties, together with Herbert Wilcox, Peter Churchill (Odette’s English husband) and Trevor Howard who plays him in the film. SHOTLIST: KS. Exterior of cinema. Odette Churchill arrives with Anna Neagle. CU of both. Royal car arrives, greeted & enter cinema. Inside foyer, bouquet presented to Queen. Royal party presented to Odette Churchill, Anna Neagle, Herbert Wilson, Trevor Howard. Cut-in crowds outside, in darkness.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure
Locations
London; Plaza Cinema
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
53864
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Their Majesties Meet the Two Odettes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1097, 12 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16464 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)