Opening of the Ruby Cinema

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2289
Date Released
16 Apr 1973
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of the Ruby Cinema. SHOTLIST: pan GV street scene near Clapham Junction to exterior on newly named cinema, Ruby. CU name Ruby, named after manager’s wife. GV exterior cinema. MS Mrs and Mrs (Ruby) Clark & family. CU Mrs Clark pan to include Mr Clark. MS cinema poster Best Legs In The Business. CU ditto showing Reg Varney and Diana Coupland. CU sign Charity Premiere. MS Coupland arrives & greeted by Clark. MS Varney out of Rolls greeted by Mrs Clark. CU ditto. GV entrance, foyer. MS Varney and Coupland in foyer. MS Varney with crowd in foyer. MS foyer and crowd. MCU crowd pan to lamp. MS crowd in foyer. CU lamp. MS girls collecting for charity. MS Mrs Clark greets Mayor of Wandsworth (lady). CU ditto plus Mrs Clark. MS girls collecting for charity. MS Varney, Coupland & Clarks. CU sign Bingo. MS Mrs Clark calling bingo numbers. MS crowd playing bingo. CU bingo card. CU woman playing bingo. CU bingo balls (counters). MS Mrs Clark with woman. MS crowd enters cinema auditorium. MS cashier. MS projectionist loads projector. CU film threaded onto projector. CU hand starts up projection. CU projectionist. CU hand on projector. MS projectionist looks through port. CU projector light. MS view from port to screen.
Local distribution only
Special for the Ruby Cinema Clapham Junction only.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
London; Clapham Junction
Card file number
99012
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
278
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Opening of the Ruby Cinema', British Movietone News Issue No. 2289, 16 Apr 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29856 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)