Top Personality

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1605A
Date Released
10 Mar 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Top Personality. DESCRIPTION: London now, and the Show Business Awards Luncheon of the Variety Club of Great Britain. And here are the winners: Bruce Forsyth, Elizabeth Seal (Stage Actress), Laurence Harvey (Film Actor of 1959), Harry Secombe (Show Business Personality of 1959), Richard Dimbleby (BBC Personality). Richard Todd was there, and so was Mr Billy Butlin. SHOTLIST: GV guests seated at luncheon tables. MS Bruce Forsyth, Harry Secombe, Richard Todd talking. CU same. CU Richard Todd. CU Harry Secombe. CU Bruce Forsyth and Elizabeth Seal. CU Richard Dimbleby. MS Billy Butlin. CU Billy Butlin’s feet. GV guests seated at lunch. MS Elizabeth Seal receives her award. CU Elizabeth Seal making speech. MS Margaret Leighton receives award for her husband. CU ditto. MS Margaret Leighton kisses husband. MS Harry Secombe receives award. CU same making speech. GV luncheon guests. CU Harry Secombe finishes speech. GV luncheon guests. CU Harry Secombe holding award.
Keywords
Organisations; Entertainment and leisure; Economics; Business and commerce; Newspapers; Performing arts
Locations
London; England
Card file number
79543
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Ken Taylor
Length of story (in feet)
153
Story extras:

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'Top Personality', British Movietone News Issue No. 1605A, 10 Mar 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23506 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)