A Peep At Gbs On His Birthday (1950)

Titles read: ’AYOT ST LAWRENCE - A PEEP AT ’GBS’ ON HIS BIRTHDAY’. Playwright George Bernard Shaw at home in Hertfordshire on his 94th birthday. M/S Wrought iron gateway of Shaw’s house (house seen in background) with words ’Shaw’s Corner’. L/S house of GBS. Shots of Shaw in the grounds of his house and talking to his housekeeper. M/S Through window of GBS’s hat rack. General village scene. C/U Ayots St Lawrence Post Office sign. Inside we see postmistress Mrs Lyth arranging flowers. M/S Pictures on wall of GBS in various stages of his life. L/S of Shaw’s house. Shot of Shaw walking in the grounds, wearing fingerless gloves and a white hat. Lady Nancy Astor waiting for GBS outside his home. M/S of GBS waving walking stick in garden. GBS greeting Lady Astor. C/U of Lady Astor. M/S back view of Shaw, entering house. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.