An Elegant Old Lady

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1564
Date Released
25 May 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: An Elegant Old Lady. DESCRIPTION: She’s a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost and over 50 years old. This motor car, on show in Paris, is a truly historic one: she is the first Silver Ghost ever built and has done over 500,000 miles. Some of her successors took also part in the parade, but this elegant old lady stole the show! SHOTLIST: MS Rolls Royce cars with models (key & title). MS models and 50 year old ‘Silver Ghost’ Rolls Royce. CU bonnet with name. MS model gets into Rolls Royce. Another same. Pan ‘Silver Ghost’ FS same - tracking shot. Closer models in back seat. Pan latest type Rolls Royce. Another with open roof. Closer same with models in back seat. Same. Pan ‘Silver Ghost’ rounds bend. FS same comes to halt. CU model. Photographers. ‘Silver Ghost’ surrounded by models.
Keywords
Vehicles; Women; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
77184
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'An Elegant Old Lady', British Movietone News Issue No. 1564, 25 May 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23035 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)