Film Premiere Of ’Ben-Hur’ (1959)

’The night Ben-Hur comes to Broadway’. Hollywood stars including Charlton Heston, arrive for the film premiere of ’Ben-Hur’. Broadway, New York. United States of America (USA). MS’s of New York’s busy Broadway at night. MS’s theatre sign ’Ben-Hur’. LS panning shot of crowd cordoned off. MS Adolph Zukor arriving. MS MGM Production Chief Sol C Siegel and Maurice Silverstein. MS Eugene Picker, President of Loew’s Theatre, arriving. MS William Wyler and wife arriving. CU crowd cheering. MS Charlton Heston arriving with his wife. CU’s photographers. MS Charlton Heston, Mrs Heston, Mr Joseph Vogel and wife. MS crowd. Various shots Charlton Heston shaking hands with Ramon Novarro. CU Heston with Haya Harareet. CU Stephen Boyd and Martha Scott, Boyd kisses her. LS crowd on balcony pan down to people in foyer. CU girl selling programmes. CU girl’s hands as she gives out programmes. LS illuminated theatre sign ’Ben-Hur’. Cataloguer’s note: American commentary. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTu
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