Princess Margaret Visits Ideal Home
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Visits Ideal Home Homes. DESCRIPTION: Princess Margaret was received by Lord Rothermere when she arrived at Olympia. Her Royal Highness had come to see this year’s Ideal Home Exhibition, organised by the Daily Mail. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Garden. Princess Margaret alights greeted by Lord Rothermere and his daughter Mrs Cooper-Key (the Countess of Cromer). Various shots of P Margaret walking through Exhibition. Overhead shot of flying horses. CU shot of Margaret looking at China. Various views of exhibits. Margaret introduced to many men who helped in the construction of the show. Semi CU Margaret and of over a million pounds worth of diamonds. Mannequins model same. Shot of old Victorian furniture and today’s contrasting furniture. Various scenes. CU cocktail table. Shots of girls sewing at machines. Arthur Askey seated at machine sewing collar. Clowns around with shirts.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Mass media; Curiosities; Aristocracy; Domestic life; Newspapers; Fashion and costume; Performing arts; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- Olympia
- Card file number
- 60612
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 119
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'Princess Margaret Visits Ideal Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1291A, 4 Mar 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19091 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)