'Portrait In Black' Premieres.
'Portrait In Black' Premieres.
Universal-International's new screen drama premieres in Chicago and in Hollywood. In Chicago, a gala parade to the theatre highlights the occasion, with Virginia Grey, Anna May Wong, and John Saxon taking part. In Hollywood, the premiere is one of the film capital's most glittering, with Lana Turner, star of the new film, and a host of luminaries on hand. Chicago, Illinois Chicago parade (Marshall Fields clock visible in bkgd). A parade down State Street in Chicago with a banner that reads; State Street Council, Salutes the World Premaire showing of Portrait In Black - Now at the B&K Roosevelt Theatre.Floats pass by, as do cars carrying the actors. Marquee (daytime): World Premiere Ross Runter's "Portrait in Black" Lana Turner Anthony Quinn Sandra Dee... (etc.) Crowd of fans wave; the stars wave. MCUS - John Saxon sitting on top of the back seat in a convertible waving at the fans. Los Angeles, California Nighttime; fans wave. Various folks arrive. Lana Turner and her escort. CUS - Press photographers (one a white-haired man, one a youngish woman) fidget with their cameras, perhaps reloading. Ross Hunter (?) and Anna Kashti (?). Louella Parsons. Three photographers aim their cameras with flashbulbs. Doris Day