Cinematic guessing game - various film stars are seen - the audience have to name them.
Intertitle reads: "How many of these British and American Film Stars can you spot? Starting NOW"
Pathe staff recognised the following: Anna Neagle with Herbert Wilcox, man who could be Michael Wilding (?), George Raft with Janette Scott, Michael Denison, Joan Dowling, Cesar Romero with Vera-Ellen and Richard Todd (could be Lana Morris at left?), woman who could be Valerie Hobson (?), Dane Clark with Beatrice Campbell (?), Richard Attenborough with wife Sheila Sim, Mae West, Barbara Stanwyck with husband Robert Taylor, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, David Niven and wife Hjordis, Moira Shearer and Ludovic Kennedy just after their wedding, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye with Arthur Askey, Myrna Loy, Margaret Lockwood and Margaret Leighton, Alan Ladd with Patricia Neal, Virginia Mayo with Billy De Wolfe and Joan Caulfield, John Mills (with David Lean?), Ava Gardner with Coleen Gray, Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bob Hope fighting Jack Dempsey (Eisenhower in the audience) with Adolphe Menjou as referee.
All short shots.
Answers on a postcard please if you recognise any more...
jamied says
The current date range needs altering, as the film of David and Hjordis Niven comes from their wedding at South Kensington Register Office in 1948.
The film of Moira Shearer and Ludovic Kennedy originates from 1950.
The Danny Kaye and Arthur Askey film originates from their Royal Command performances in 1948.
The Bob Hope and Jack Dempsey film also originates from 1948.
Unknown user says
Interesting question raised that we've often pondered - do we have the date being when the film was made, or when the footage was filmed?
Any thoughts? At the moment the website's dates reflect when the footage was shot (e.g. with A Day That Shook The World, Hall Of Fame, and Time To Remember), so we've corrected the date range to match your helpful comment.