Royal Film Performance

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1430A
Date Released
1 Nov 1956
Date submitted
29 Oct 1956
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Film Performance. DESCRIPTION: The Empire Theatre in Leicester Square was the magnet that drew a vast crowd of Londoners, who went to see all they could of those attending the Royal Film Performance. Many well known stars and personalities of the film world assembled in the theatre. The big moment was the arrival of the Queen and the Royal party. Her Majesty was received by the President and Chairman of the Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund, Mr Reginald Bromhead. The Queen accepted a bouquet from six year old Nicholas Douglas-Morris, before she proceeded to take her place for the performance of The Battle of The River Plate. SHOTLIST: GV Leicester Square. CU sign Battle of The River Plate. Arrivals - Brigitte Bardot, Laurence Harvey, Anita Ekberg, Anthony Steele, Vera Ellen, John Davis, Dinah Sheridan, Joan Crawford, Victor Mature, Norman Wisdom, John Gregson, Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, Reginald Bromhead, Sir Tom O’Brien, Lady Harewood. Captain Bell, Admiral Sir Charles Woodhouse, AE Matthews, Admiral Sir Edward Parry. GV foyer. Queen arrives and Princess Margaret. Reginald Bromhead receives the Queen (Lord Mountbatten also in the party). Walk upstairs. Greets personalities. Bouquet presented by 6 year old Nicholas Douglas-Morris. GV Royal party seated. LIBRARY MATERIAL ON GRAF SPEE - HMS Exeter arriving home. Churchill leading cheering. Members of ship’s crew. Speech by member of the crew. Graf Spee on fire.
Keywords
Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts
Locations
London; Leicester Square; Empire Theatre
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
68709
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
309
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Film Performance', British Movietone News Issue No. 1430A, 1 Nov 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21290 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)