Party of the Century

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1266
Date Released
7 Sep 1953
Date submitted
1 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Party of the Century. DESCRIPTION: Over two thousand guests attended the Party of the Century, at a country-club near Biarritz. It was given by the 69-year-old Marquis de Cuevas. Estimates of the cost of the party vary from thirty to one hundred thousand pounds. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Very elaborately dressed guests arriving. Giver of the party Marquis de Cuevas dressed as God of Nature. Shots of performance of ballet dancing. GVS dancing. Renee Jeanmarie arrives on camel. SCU Merle Oberon. Elsa Maxwell on donkey as Sancho Panza. Guests ballroom dancing, eating etc.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Economics; Business and commerce; Social events; Fashion and costume; Animals; Performing arts
Locations
France; Biarritz
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59684
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Party of the Century', British Movietone News Issue No. 1266, 7 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18739 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)