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INDIA TO-DAY - DELHI TATTOO
Pandit Nehru recently attended an impressive military parade and tattoo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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BONNY BONNETS AT CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The first Ladies Curling Championships ever held in the United States. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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LINDWALL AND ""NO BALL"" CONTROVERSY FROM THE CAMERA'S VIEWPOINT
But slowing down the action Movietone examines the bowling of Ray Lindwall, spearhead of Australia's attack. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM NORWAY
It was decided to place the large fir tree, a gift from Norway, in Trafalgar Square. 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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KENYA HAS A TATTOO
The King's African Rifles stage the first tattoo to be held in Kenya. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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ARAB REFUGEE PROBLEM
In Jericho some of the half million Arab refugees made homeless by the Palestine War. 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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BERLIN TODAY
Present conditions under which Berliners have to live felling trees for firewood during the winter, business people work under difficulties having supply cuts in power etc. Children being evacuated from Berlin by the RAF. Disclaimer:...
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COLONIAL SECRETARY STATES BRITISH PALESTINE POLICY
Mr Creech Jones re-states British policy on Palestine to the Security Council of the United Nations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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WAR ECHOES FROM AMERICA
On show in America the Army's new 36 inch mortar which was used in the fight against Japan. ® At the Senate Office Building, Washington the Pearl Harbour Enquiry has opened. ® At the Kure Naval Base, Japan, the battered remnants of...
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PRE-ATOM SPORT
Americans have taken sport back to the Stone Age. This American football match has cavemen for the competitors and real live pig skin for the ball. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NUREMBERG HIGHLIGHTS
Austrian General Lahausen has appeared for the prosecution at the War Trials. Another of the highlights was the question of the sanity of Hess, who stated that he had only pretended to lose his memory for tactical reasons. Disclaimer:...
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MOVIETONE'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR - COMMENTARY BY LESLIE MITCHELL
A look back at 1938, the sweep of Japanese forces through China. The annexation of Austria and crushing of Czechoslovakia. ® The triumphant visit of The King and Queen to France. The Empire Exhibition in Scotland. The christening of the...
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SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS ROLL INTO RUSSIA -
Both Britain and America continue to send supplies to Russia. Munitions, vehicles and spare parts being the principle goods. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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DRINKA PINTA MILKA
One thousand, five hundred miles of rugged riding through England and Wales - that is the Milk Race sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board. We show the foreign entrants, the start at Blackpool, scenes along the route and the finish at New...
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THE HOLY GANGES
While we were celebrating Easter, Hindus were assembling to celebrate their Kumbh festival. Coinciding with the conjunction of three planets, the festival takes place every 12 years. Gathering at a spot in the foothills of the Himalayas,...
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SCOTTISH INVASION DEFEATS WELSH
Pictures show the match at Hampden Park, against Scotland and Wales. Scotland defeated the Welsh by 4 goals to 1. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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TOWARDS WORLD CUP
Pictures show the draw for the World Cup, in a London hotel. Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, gives the order of matches for the 16 teams during this fortnight's Festival of Sport. ® Also highlights of the match between England and...
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RODEO UP SET
At Los Angeles, ninety thousand people gathered to see the great rodeo. In a wagon race, one of them crashed and broke into pieces. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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WHITE CITY WINNERS
England V the Russian Federal Republic at the White City, in a meeting sponsored by the News of the World. The men's hundred metres was won by David Jones in ten point five. A high jump win by Russia's Valery Brumel was a certainty. He...
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ALL LIT UP
The famous resort of Blackpool has been putting on its great show of illuminations for years. This year, it's the 29th annual display, and it runs for 52 nights. 350,000 lamps, and over 75 miles of wiring. That's the scale of it....
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UNDER THE ALPS
Here is a progress report on the tunnel under Mont Blanc. It's a two-way task, Italians are tunnelling from their side (they started about 3 years ago), and have not yet gone two miles into the mountain. The entrance on the French side...
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WHITE CITY ATHLETICS
The meeting at the White City was organised by the London Clubs. The hundred yards, one of the contests between London and Rhineland Cities was won by David Jones in nine point seven. The women's eighty metres hurdles was another London...
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CHAMPION SETS THE STYLE
Bernd Gress, the twenty-eight year old German hair stylist who is reigning Champion of Europe, shows his latest creations in London, to an audience of hairdressers. Graham Lovsey from Birmingham, also shows a few of his styles, one of...
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INDONESIAN CELEBRATION
At the Indonesian Ambassador's residence in London, a solemn ceremony was held to mark the tenth anniversary of Independence. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...