Bagpipe band at the Warner Hollywood Theatre for the premiere of The Hasty Heart

Item Overview

Title

Bagpipe band at the Warner Hollywood Theatre for the premiere of The Hasty Heart

Uniform title

Hasty Heart, The (Motion picture)

Director

Sherman, Vincent

Producer

Clark, Robert
Associated British Picture Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Boyd, Alex
First National Pictures, Inc.

Date Created

[between December, 1949 and January, 1950]

Date

1949-12-01/1950-01-31

Language

English

Collection

Motion Picture Stills, 1903-

Notes

Description

A photograph of movie-goers at the box office on premiere night for the film, "The Hasty Heart," held at the Warner Hollywood Theater. The photograph also depicts an appearance by the Pipers Band of Scottish Post No. 80, Canadian Legion.
Signage above the theater box office includes photographic images of the three top-billed actors in the film, "The Hasty Heart": Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd and Patricia Neal.

Caption

Stamped in purple ink text from back of photograph: [Encircled illegible text in what appears to be a postal date stamp]
Stamped in black ink text from back of photograph: Theater Arts Library
Handwritten in blue ink text from back of photograph: MPS - 659
Taped-on paper with typed text from the back of photograph: With all the trappings and fanfare of the most important formal Hollywood opening in recent years, "The Hasty Heart," Warner Bros. film starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Richard Todd, made its American screen debut before a distinguished audience comprised of a record number of film celebrities and civic dignitaries. Joining the Hollywood personalities and Los Angeles City officials, representatives of 36 foreign nations attended the gala premiere at the Warner Hollywood Theatre. In tribute to the Scottish hero of "The Hasty Heart," bagpipe music was provided for the festive occasion by the Pipers Band of Scottish Post No. 80, Canadian Legion.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Dimensions

8 x 10 in.

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Resource type

still image