Film "Three For Bedroom C" premieres in Kansas City, MO

Title card: Kansas City Hails 'Three For Bedroom C' / at Union Station in Kansas City, J. P. Reinhold of Santa Fe Railway presents film star Gloria Swanson with a silver-plated throttle handle from a Santa Fe Super Chief train and designates her an honorary engineer; a Santa Fe locomotive stands behind them / Swanson smiles as she holds the throttle handle, mounted on a plaque / train engineer leans out of train window and waves / Swanson shakes hands with officials, turns toward camera, waves and blows a kiss / night: a miniature Santa Fe locomotive, with wheels, rides on Kansas City street toward and past camera; engineer leans out window, with name "John Purcell" inscribed under window / train car, with sign touting film premiere at Paramount Theatre, passes camera / engineer rides atop train car as it stops; tilt up to marquee of Paramount Theatre, advertising world premiere of film / tilt-down shot spectators surround red convertible as Gloria Swanson gets out of it / three female Santa Fe employees chosen to participate in the premiere activities; they wear formal dresses and smile for camera / tilt-down shot Swanson, accompanied by police officers, walks toward the theater with man / marquee touts premiere / montage people file toward theater entrance
Title card: Kansas City Hails 'Three For Bedroom C' / at Union Station in Kansas City, J. P. Reinhold of Santa Fe Railway presents film star Gloria Swanson with a silver-plated throttle handle from a Santa Fe Super Chief train and designates her an honorary engineer; a Santa Fe locomotive stands behind them / Swanson smiles as she holds the throttle handle, mounted on a plaque / train engineer leans out of train window and waves / Swanson shakes hands with officials, turns toward camera, waves and blows a kiss / night: a miniature Santa Fe locomotive, with wheels, rides on Kansas City street toward and past camera; engineer leans out window, with name "John Purcell" inscribed under window / train car, with sign touting film premiere at Paramount Theatre, passes camera / engineer rides atop train car as it stops; tilt up to marquee of Paramount Theatre, advertising world premiere of film / tilt-down shot spectators surround red convertible as Gloria Swanson gets out of it / three female Santa Fe employees chosen to participate in the premiere activities; they wear formal dresses and smile for camera / tilt-down shot Swanson, accompanied by police officers, walks toward the theater with man / marquee touts premiere / montage people file toward theater entrance
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Editorial #:
503936794
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
June 12, 1952
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:04:03
Location:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001108_01_01.mov