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Variety Club 1957
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Warner Theatre, Leicester Square illuminated by arc light reading - Judy Garland, James Mason in "A Star is Born". Crowds around the cinema waiting for the stars to start arriving. First is Jack Hawkins and wife, police pushing back crowds. Mr and Mrs Richard Todd arrive and smile....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 32649
- Sort Number:
- 57/023
- Time in/Out:
- 01:16:35:00 / 01:18:34:00
- Canister:
- 57/23
- Film ID:
- 639.09
- Issue Date:
- 18/03/1957
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Jack Hawkins is accompanied by his wife, Doreen.
Richard Todd's wife's name is Catherine.
NOTE: Paragraph 2, beginning "Warner theatre at night" - none of the shots in that paragraph are in this clip.
Joan Crawford is seen at 01:04 with her fourth husband Alfred Steele, CEO of Pepsi-Cola.