Video URL


13179_7106_british_film_industry
Subjects

1940s, 1950s
B&W

Footage of film openings in London in the 40s and 50s. Shots of starts getting out of limos and walking into theaters amidst fans and cameras flashing. People and tuxedos and gowns are shown. Shots of other people purchasing tickets at a box office, then shots of film sets, with cinematographers, set designers painting backgrounds and carpenters building sets. Ends on movie theaters that have closed or gone out of business.