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Memoirs: ® A Tribute by Ivan Scott.
Arthur Henderson and Lord Carson. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the...
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Envoi:
London must now say farewell to famous arches at Adelphi. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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In Memoriam: ® Tribute by Ivan Scott.
Rudyard Kipling is dead! And a whole Empire sorrows. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do...
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Britain's destiny at the ballot boxes ... ® GENERAL ELECTION 1931
Mr Henderson puts case for Opposition during contest at Burnley. ® Fol. British Movietone News, in presenting subjects which bear on the General Election, is hopeful of adding to the information of the public concerning the issues at...
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TRAILER: SAVE WATER
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OLYMPIA'S FAB!
The Schoolboys and Girls Exhibition at Olympia provides holiday variety for youngsters of all ages. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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LORD NORWICH - MEMORIAL SERVICE -
At St. Margaret's Westminster, honour was paid to the memory of Viscount Norwich. Many former diplomatic and political colleagues attended the service. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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HENRY VIII RELICS
Reconstruction work on the Treasury building in London has brought to light some fascinating remains of the old Palace of Whitehall. About 430 years ago, after Henry VIII took over the Palace from Cardinal Wolsey, he built a sort of...
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NORTH SEA COLLISION DRAMA
The forward section sank when the 4,000 ton British Steamer ""Duke of York"" was cut in two. She was in collision with the 7,000 ton American freighter ""Haiti Victory"". Injured survivors were landed and the floating section of the...
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PRINCESS MARGARET AT FILM PREMIERE
A vast throng crowded the approaches to the Odeon, Marble Arch, on the occasion of the first showing of the Twentieth Century Fox film ""Single Handed"". A Guard of Honour, mounted by Gurkhas (over here for the Coronation), awaited the...
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PRINCESS MARGARET AT FILM PREMIERE
The Charlie Chaplin film premiere drew many thousands to Leicester Square. Princess Margaret was there, and she was greeted by Lady Pamela Mountbatten. Her Royal Highness was presented to Mr and Mrs Chaplin. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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HMS ""WAVE"" RELEASED FROM ROCKS.
It was at St. Ives, that the minesweeper ""HMS Wave"" went aground. With the aid of a balloon float in he hull, however, she was hauled off during a high tide. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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ROYAL FASHION SHOW
A recent royal engagement was the attendance of the Queen, with her sister, at Claridges for the private showing staged by the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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HAIL THE NEW YEAR
New Year is still regarded as a subject for rejoicing - for music, dancing and the popping of balloons. Others prefer to keep it gently in their own homes. As the New Year is toasted, thoughts travel to Sandringham and the great royal...
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THE APPEAL OF POPPY DAY -
The British Legion employs war veterans of their factory making poppies for the Poppy Day Appeal. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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LINER RAISED -
The Canadian Pacific Liner ""Empress of Canada"" has been raised in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool where she sank more than a year ago. The salvage operations were to cost £380,000. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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TRAILER: KITCHEN NUTS - NO SOUND
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GO BY GLASSHOUSE
Designed by a Frenchman and built near London, the latest City Car certainly scores on originality. It's a Glasshouse on wheels, with the best visibility of any vehicle on the road! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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GAME, SET, MATCH
Another Rugby player in the news, Gerald Janes, marries Tennis Star Christine Truman. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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OUR FRIEND THE GURKHA
On parade at Warminster was the Gurkha pipe band, that will be taking part in the Royal Tournament, among other engagements. The Gurkhas have so long been the friends of Britain, choosing to help in fighting her battles all over the...
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DRESSES AND DIAMONDS
All aboard for London Fashion Week: top models displayed some of the 130 outfits presented by the London Fashion Group. Barges were never like this, but the opening was at Puddle Dock, and the City's Mermaid Theatre. Our pictures show...
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RUBBER DUMP FIRE
A fire broke out in a rubber dump at Tottenham in North London and thousands of tons went up in flame and acrid smoke. Ten pumps and nearly a hundred firemen were called out. Rubber has a nasty habit of smouldering for days. This...
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A-TISHOO
What a curse, the common cold! But, with the aid of over 6,000 human guinea-pigs, the Ministry of Health's been carrying on a relentless hunt for the cure. Volunteers live in comfortable quarters and complete isolation at a hospital near...
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PUT A STOP TO IT
The Motor Industry's new Crash laboratory has just opened at Nuneaton. A nine hundred pound car, destroyed in the cause of safety. ® At Farnborough a new way to stop an aircraft that overshoots a runway, arresting it in a bed of gravel....