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....

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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

Stills

0:010:020:030:04

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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.

    jamied 3rd May 2012
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  • Joan Crawford is seen at 01:04 with her fourth husband Alfred Steele, CEO of Pepsi-Cola.

    jamied 13th Jun 2012
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