Bela Lugosi at the Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party
On the afternoon of Saturday, June 16, mid-way through his British revival tour of Dracula, Bela Lugosi made a personal appearance at the annual Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party at Morden Hall Park in Surrey. Other films stars in attendance included Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Dennis Price, Burt Lancaster and Bette Davis. Attended by 25,000 film fans, the event was captured on film in a British Pathe newsreel entitled “Seeing Stars.” Described as “a fugitive from Dracula,” a relaxed Bela Lugosi is seen smoking one of his trademark cigars. Bela was also interviewed by Brian Johnston as part of a BBC outside broadcast for the In Town Tonight radio programme.
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Production Company: British Pathé
Running Time: 1 minute 50 seconds
Released: June 21, 1951
Cast:
Bela Lugosi
Guy Middleton
Pat Dainton
Anna Neagle
Michael Wilding
Michael Denision
Dulcie Gray
Veronica Hurst
Pat Dainton
Joan Dowling
Burt Lancaster
Bette Davis
Diane Hart
Dennis Price
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Bela Lugosi at the Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party
Click on the link below to watch the newsreel.
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