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Special ! Noel Coward's 70th Birthday 1969
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Special ! (Noel Coward's 70th Birthday). Savoy Hotel, London.
M/S paper seller in the street outside Charing Cross. C/U placard on paper sellers 'WEST END SALUTES NOEL COWARD'. C/U name - 'Savoy' over hotel entrance. C/U sign 'Press Office'. C/U of telephones on desk. M/S man and woman in press...
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:11:42:00 / 01:14:24:00
- Canister:
- 69/103
- Film ID:
- 2237.13
- Issue Date:
- 21/12/1969
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"paper seller in the street" - he's situated outside Charing Cross train station.
Jack Hawkins' wife's name is Doreen.
Between the shots of Margaret Rutherford and John Gielgud, we also see, at 01:29, actor Robert Morley stepping out of a car.
Stanley Holloway's wife's name is Violet.
Not currently mentioned in the shots list, at 02:23 we see Alec Guinness shaking Coward's hand and chatting.
Then at 02:27 we see a bearded Laurence Harvey.
Thank you!