300 Stars At Gala 1961

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300 stars at gala.

L/S of crowds walking about at festival gardens. L/S of new type of roundabout. L/S of the Alpine restaurants with Kenneth More standing at the top of the stairs greeting celebrities as they walk up the stairs. C/U as Kenneth More shakes hands with Kim Tracy who is an ABC...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
53541
Sort Number:
61/040
Time in/Out:
01:17:34:00 / 01:18:45:00
Canister:
61/40
Film ID:
1724.12
Issue Date:
18/05/1961

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  • "Kim Tracey" should read Kim Tracy.

    "Carole Leslie" should read Carole Lesley.

    jamied 2nd May 2012
  • Thanks.

    British Pathé 23rd May 2012

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