"The McConnell Story" premieres in San Francisco, California, in 1955
Title card: “’The McConnell Story’ has Gala Premiere” superimposed over theater entrance and spectators standing nearby / night: EXT Fox Theatre marquee touts film premiere as servicemen and spectators stand below / US airman opens door of car and film star June Allyson gets out of car, walks to theater entrance, shakes hands with man; line of US airmen stands across street with US flag / cameraman shoots video and photographer takes photos as police officer stands in front of rope line; spectators, including members of the US military, stand behind rope line / Allyson stands with back to camera as United States Air Force Generals Leon Johnson (in uniform), James Doolittle, and Pierpont Hamilton stand with her outside the theater / LS civilians and servicemen in watching crowd / actor Edward Arnold and his wife, Cleo, arrive at the theater, greet people; actress Anita Ekberg stands with back to camera next to Mrs. Arnold / Arnold and his wife stand with Allyson and a man outside the theater entrance / Allyson and Ekberg stand with man as actor Joe E. Brown approaches, with back to camera; pan to side shot as Allyson expresses surprise and Brown takes her hand and kisses her cheek / WS Ekberg, Brown, Allyson, and man at theater entrance / marquee touts the world premiere of “The McConnell Story”





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Editorial #:
499940328
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
September 01, 1955
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:37:18
Location:
San Francisco, California, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001096_02_03.mov
- Anita Ekberg,
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