July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Doorman in the Rain, 1950

A doorman standing in torrential rain outside the Empire Theatre (Leicester Square) in November 1950 waiting for VIPs to arrive for the Royal Film Performance. It’s great to have a second photo in this series to give some context (and size of the crowd. Just look at how many people are there (and most of them without umbrellas). They must be absolutely drenched!

The photographer was Cornell Capa for LIFE Magazine.

Image sources:
http://images.google.com/hosted/life/3f590d7c4b5c2d80.html
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TM Thorne is an author who lived in London for many years before giving in to property prices and the demands of raising a family, and now lives messily in the English countryside with her motorsport-mad husband and son and three demanding cats. When not writing about her much-missed city, spending time with her family or tripping over engines and spanners littered around the house she likes to eat, drink and feel guilty about not doing enough exercise. View all posts by TMThorne