Scenes behind the scenes - Before the Curtain Rises

Series

Series Name
Ingot Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
22
Date Released
Feb 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
1551
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
NFA synopsis: Ebbw Vale annual pantomime. The problem of needing a waterfall, and a look at the art work involved and the producer. Rehearsals, with can-can girls; painting the scenery, and the pantomime itself, including Scottish dancing, can-can and Goody Two Shoes.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts
Written sources
National Film Archive Catalogue   Used for synopsis
Film User   Vol.9 No.104 June 1955, p304.
Credits:
Director
Frank Worth
Producer
Geoff Busby
Commentator
Geoff Summer
Sponsor
Richard Thomas and Baldwins Group
Production Co.
Verity Films Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'Scenes behind the scenes - Before the Curtain Rises', Ingot Pictorial Issue No. 22, Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/349456 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)