Camera Interviews Strobl Sculptor (1937)
Full title reads: Camera Interviews: Strobl, the famous Hungarian Sculptor. Strobl s studio, probably in London. A look at work of sculptor Sigismund De Strobl, followed by interview of the artist by playwright, George Bernard Shaw. C, U of statue of reclining nude. C, U of Strobl. C, U of clay bust of woman Strobl is working on. C, U of model for bust Lady Londonderry. C, U of bust of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Various shots of Strobl working on statuette of Princess on horseback. M, S of Strobl and Shaw shaking hands and greeting each other warmly. Shaw jokes about being presence of greatest living playwright, pointing at a bust of himself. We listen to Strobl and Shaw s comments as we see various shots of busts of famous political and Royal personalities done by Strobl: Marquis of Lonsdale, Lord Londonderry, Lady Astor, Austen Chamberlain (GBS refers to him as poor Austen ), Sir John Simon and Prince George (Duke of Kent). Shots of busts interspersed with C
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