Magnificent Start for Magnificent Men

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1879
Date Released
7 Jun 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Magnificent Start for Magnificent Men. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the World Royal Charity Premier of Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. SHOTLIST: MS 1912 Rolls Royce drawing up outside cinema. MS old Rolls pulling away. 1914 Rolls drawing up outside cinema. MS Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines in neon lights above entrance. 1911 Rover drawing up. CU pan two women in period costume get out. MS women in costume enter foyer. CU pan Stuart Whitman arrives. MS Irina Demick arrives. MS pan Terry Thomas arrives. CU poster of Terry Thomas. Pan down to Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. MS old plane. MS pilot of old plane. Pilot’s hands pushing throttle open. MS plane gathers speed and takes off. MS pan plane lands. MS Irina Demick with Percy Livingstone and Darryl Zanuck. CU Darryl Zanuck. CU Percy Livingstone. CU Ken Annakin. MS Prince Philip shakes hands with Darryl Zanuck. CU Prince Philip. MS Prince Philip shaking hands with Sarah Miles. CU Sarah Miles. CU Irina Demick. Pan to CU Prince Philip. CU Gert Frobe. CU Prince Philip. MS Prince Philip talks to Gert Frobe, Karl Vogler and Alberto Sordi. CU Karl Vogler. GV front of the Astoria Cinema.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Fundraising
Locations
London; Astoria Cinema; Charing Cross Road, London
Card file number
89782
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
John Abbott
Commentator
Macdonald Hobley
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
173
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Magnificent Start for Magnificent Men', British Movietone News Issue No. 1879, 7 Jun 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26018 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)