This Was Yesterday - Reel 1 (1955)

c 1955 This is a duplicate copy of documentary also found on tape PM1863 and PM1864 - this version has been transferred from neg so is better copy. Footage is in slightly different order in this version. Subtitled: “a reminiscence of our times, featuring stars and celebrities of the twentieth century.“ Library material used should be found in more complete versions elsewhere. Reel 1. View of London streets at night from a travelling vehicle. Produced by the Pathe Pictorial Unit. Edited by Lionel Hoare. Library Research by Harry Wynder. Additional filming by Stan Goozee. Musical Direction by Muir Mathieson. Recorded by W.S. Bland and G. Newberry. Written by Howard Thomas. Commentary by Edward Ward. Produced by Howard Thomas and Terry Ashwood. Shaftesbury Avenue - views from a slow moving car at night. Names up in lights include Beatrice Lillie, Antonio, various theatres are seen, Casino, Wardour Street, Pathe offices. Narrator recounts the history of Charles Pathe coming to Englan