Photoplay award given to Hollywood luminaries

Title superimposed on the Photoplay Award Medal, "Gold Medal Awards for Hollywood's Stellar Performers" / Pan across a crowded banquet room with people eating / Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor / VS Marilyn Monroe accepts the award from Fred Sammis, Executive Vice President of McFadden Publications; they stand in front of a mockup of the medallion, (she has an odd wide-eyed expression) / People applauding at their tables / Y. Frank Freeman, VP and studio head of Paramount Pictures Corporation, with Sue Carroll, wife of Alan Ladd / Sammis presents the award to actor Ladd / The audience, some with cigarettes, applauding (numerous crowd shots scattered through the clip) / Sammis awards special plaque to George Stevens for "Shane" / CU the award plaque, with Stevens' face reflected in it / Audrey Hepburn's award is given to Production Executive Don Hartman / Adolph Zukor picks up the award for William Holden in "Stalag 17"; he holds up the citation / CU the certificate / Note: exact day not known