Star and Fans at Garden Party
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party. DESCRIPTION: There was certainly plenty of fun at this year’s film garden party at Morden Hall Park, Surrey. Famous people present included Cesar Romero, Jack Benny, Vera Ellen, Merle Oberon, George Raft, Douglas Fairbanks, Betty Garrett and Larry Parks, David Niven and more besides. SHOTLIST: KS. GV crowds in park around Stage of Fame. Ditto. SCU Leslie Mitchell at mike on stage. Jack Benny walks onto stage. Jack Benny cracks few jokes with Rochester. SCU Cesar Romero & Vera Ellen. SCU Merle Oberon & George Raft. MS Douglas Fairbanks Jnr talks (silent) with film fans. SCU David Niven in grey topper & drinking champagne. Larry Parks & Betty Garrett sign autographs. GV crowds film fan, one faints lifted over crowds. Film fans goes and sits next to Cesar Romero. Film stars on jeep drive through crowds. Trucking shot through crowds. Jeep passing camera to finish.
- Keywords
- Fundraising; Performing arts
- Locations
- Surrey; Morden Hall Park
- Card file number
- 53921
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 140
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How to cite this record
'Star and Fans at Garden Party', British Movietone News Issue No. 1098A, 22 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16486 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)