Danny Kaye 12 Royal Command Performance (1948)

Comedian / film star / singer Danny Kaye in action at Royal Command Performance 1948 - London Palladium. Unedited footage / cuts / rushes / out takes. M/S of Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) and King George VI standing in the royal box with Princess Margaret. Fuzzy M/Ss of the royals watching the show, applauding, laughing, talking to each other. Margaret seems very excited and animated. Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) sits beside Margaret. They all seem to be enjoying it - presumably this is during Danny Kaye’s performance. Good shots of the audience laughing and enjoying the show. C/Us of people laughing and applauding. L/S of Danny Kaye on stage, singing at microphone. Closer shots of him conducting the band and doing a crazy dance while singing into microphone. Cut to Danny with Bud Flanagan and Chesney Alan (the latter two dressed in rags) after singing ’Underneath The Arches’. For the finale the curtains open to reveal the rest of the company; several comedians march on to join Danny