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THE CONTRIBUTION OF BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS TO THE BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL OF 1948
A look back at some of the events organised by British newspapers during the last year. 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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MARSHALL TELLS OF HIS PLAN BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
George Marshall speaks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
Jonas Cernius used Premier of Lithuania, now works in a radio factory in Newark, New Jersey. 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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D-DAY ANNIVERSARY IN NORMANDY
A simple ceremony in Normandy paid tribute to those who fell two years ago on D-Day. 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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UNA
UNO delegates are welcomed at the Albert Hall by the members of the United Nations Association. Mrs Roosevelt, herself a UNO delegate, addressed the meeting. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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WATERFORD GLASS
The glass made at Waterford is world famous and for nearly 200 years have been produced with great care. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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DARWIN FESTIVAL - COMB
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OLYMPIC GAMES Opening Highlights
HM the Queen declares open the twenty-first modern Olympic Games and as a gesture to the French-Canadians makes the speech in French. Before the lighting of the Olympic Flame the teams of the competing Nations march behind their flags...
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WINTER OLYMPICS- COLOUR
Some of the Gold Medal Highlights from the later part of the Winter Olympics. Including Britain's Gold Medallist, Figure Skater, John Curry. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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FISHING IN IRELAND- COLOUR
A fisherman's paradise is the beautiful River Shannon where the salmon run in abundance and there are many other fish to catch as well. ® The number of salmon in the River is increasing, as under the auspices of the Electricity Supply...
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GANDHI REMEMBERED
Mr Nehru and the Mayor of St. Pancras walk through Tavistock Square in London. He was to receive, on behalf of the Gandhi Memorial Committee the gift of a site in the Square on which a memorial will be erected to the Mahatma. Few men...
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ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
For under a hundred pounds, a new electrically driven platform designed by Lord Snowdon specifically for the disabled. This design could well be a breakthrough from wheelchairs we see today, described by Lord Snowdon as ""bits of old...
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NIXON RE-ELECTED
President Nixon wins the election. Scenes of Nixon supporters cheering and McGovern making speech with Ted Kennedy in the background. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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CLEOPATRA - LIZ TAKES THE BOLSHOI
Cleopatra's drawing the crowds to the Dominion, Tottenham Court Road. But among those who had yet to see a public showing - Cleopatra herself. Elizabeth Taylor was playing host to over forty members of the Bolshoi Ballet, who've just...
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AROUND THE CIRCUITS
Mini racing made its debut at the Tourist Trophy Meeting with the introduction of a 50 cc event. Among competitors, Mrs Swain, the first ever woman to ride in a TT race. The winner was Degner from West Germany, riding a Suzuki. ® Now to...
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KENNEDY IN EUROPE
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JOHN F KENNEDY TOUR
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KENNEDY AND CABINET
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SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL RETIRES
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MOSCOW DIARY
Further pictures of Moscow during the Soviet-German conference. The German Chancellor Dr Adenauer attended the service at the Church of St. Louis. He also went to the Bolshoi Theatre for a special performance of the Ballet, Romeo and...
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LIGHTHOUSE LAMPS
Our pictures show a model of famous Eddystone at a Crawley New Town Factory, and Mr Lahiri, Director General of Lighthouses in India, who inspected a nine-million-candle-power light to be erected at Dwarka. Other orders include a new...
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COMPTON WEDS
From an attractive house at Isipingo near Durban, Miss Valerie Platt recently married that famous cricketer, Denis Compton. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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HARDY AMIES - FASHION DESIGNER TO THE WORLD
A former expert in wartime sabotage broke down the frontiers of Fashion! It's largely due to Hardy Amies that British fashion has made such an impact overseas, and few designers have managed to bridge the gap so successfully between the...
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BIG HAND FOR KENNEDY
Paris, Vienna, then London. At the airport, a welcome was offered on the Queen's behalf. Then, the Premier greeted Mr Kennedy and his wife Jackie, who was accompanied by Lady Dorothy. There was a Naval Guard of Honour for the ex-Naval...