Big Night In West End 1962

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Titles read: "LONDON - BIG NIGHT IN WEST END".

Exterior shot of the Warner Brothers cinema in Leicester Square on the occasion of the premiere of the musical 'The Music Man'. The band of the Coldstream Guards marches along outside the theatre.

Two couples arrive and walk inside (unnamed,...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53581
Sort Number:
62/057
Time in/Out:
01:45:42:00 / 01:47:05:00
Canister:
62/57
Film ID:
1725.20
Issue Date:
16/07/1962

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  • "Sydney Tafler and his wife arrive" - his wife is the actress Joy Shelton.

    "Eleanor Summerfield and escort" - it's her husband, the actor Leonard Sachs.

    jamied 28th May 2012

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