She Was the Idol of Paris

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1388
Date Released
9 Jan 1956
Date Other
Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Death of Mistinguett. DESCRIPTION: Mistinguett, who was the idol of Paris has just died at over eighty. She was well known on the music hall stage, over which she reigned so long. SHOTLIST: LS of the Eiffel Tower. Aerial shots over Paris. Various shots of pre-war Paris. Various shots of Mistinguett singing on stage. CU of her legs. LS of Mistinguett dancing. MCU of Mistinguett.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Social events; Performing arts
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
65611
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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'She Was the Idol of Paris', British Movietone News Issue No. 1388, 9 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20635 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)