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1948 Presentation of the year's British Film Awards
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1:09Now PlayingDate: 13th May 1948
Location: Britain
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Presentation of the Year's Film Awards
ENGLAND: London: Dorchester Hotel:
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DAILY MAIL National Film Awards of Daily Mail. Lord and Lady Rothermere make presentation to Margaret Lockwood and John Mills also to Herbert Wilcox. Harold Wilson - President of Board of Trade makes a speech praising British films.
FILM STARS John Mills and Margaret Lockwood receiving their National Film Awards from the Rothermeres at ceremony in Dorchester Hotel. Shots of stars arriving which include:- Margaret Lockwood, John Mills and wife, Michael Wilding, Anna Neagle Jean Simmons, Tommy Handley,Pat Roc, Stewart Granger, Stanley Hollowaym, Richard Attenborough, David Farrar, Valerie Hobson, Phyllis Calvert,
FILM-WORLD IN GENERAL Presentation of Daily Mail Film Awards at Dorchester Hotel Lord Rothermere speaks and Viscountess Rothermere presents awards to Margaret Lockwood. John Mills receives his awards. Close-ups of Margaret Lockwood, John Mills, Herbert Wilcox, The Rothermeres, and Harold Wilson of Board of Trade speaks. Others arriving include nearly all of the present well-known film stars
MARGARET LOCKWOOD Receiving Daily Mail National Film Award from Lady Rothermere. Being congratulated from by J. Arthur Rank
JOHN MILLS Receiving National Film Award from Lady Rothermere and being congratulated by Mr. J. Arthur Rank
J. ARTHUR RANK Arriving with wife for Daily Mail film awards at Dorchester Hotel. Congratulating Mills and Lockwood the winners of the two awards
Lord Rothermere Presenting awards to John Mills and Margaret Lockwood at Daily Mail National Film Awards at Dorchester Hotel
MR HAROLD WILSON PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE Makes speech congratulating British films at Daily Mail National Film Awards.
Ceremonies - Miscellaneous; Media
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