Royal Film Performance (1956)

Leicester Square, London. BGV. Showing roadway, crowds and cars arriving at the Empire, Leicester Square - night. SV. Victor Mature waving to the crowd on the pavement, he turns and walks towards the camera to go inside. SV. Excited crowds. SV. Anthony Steel with wife Anita Ekberg having arrived, standing on the pavement. SCU Joan Crawford with husband. SV towards Arlene Dahl making towards the stairs. SV. Norman Wisdom starts to come up stairs. His face closing the camera with a big grin. SV. Exterior The Queen stepping from her car followed by Princess Margaret. GV. Stars all lined up ready for presentation. CU. A. E. Matthews talking and laughing. CU. Sylvia Sims. SCU. Victor Mature and Marilyn Monroe waiting. GV. The Queen coming down the line and she shakes hands with Joan Crawford. SCU. The Queen talking to Joan Crawford as Brigitte Bardot stands looking at her. GV. The Queen moves away and shakes hands with Anita Ekberg. SCU. Queen talking to Anita Ekberg. SC. Brigitte Bardot, she smiles at camera. SCU. The Queen smiling at Marilyn Monroe as she approaches her. SCU. The Queen shaking hands with Marilyn, and they stand and talk. The Queen moves on, smiling. GV. The Queen talking to Anthony Quayle. (Rota Lavender.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.