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FOR THE FUTURE
A dream for over a hundred and twenty years is becoming a reality. The first ceremonial spadefuls of concrete inaugurate the National Theatre on London's South Bank. ® ® Around the countryside, members of a Motoring Organisation have...
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THORNDIKE THEATRE
Dame Sybil Thorndike, one of the few Theatrical personalities ever to be so honoured, attends the Royal opening of the theatre in Leatherhead which bears her name. She and a number of other famous names are presented to Princess Margaret...
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COMMONWEALTH PREMIERS HONOURED -
At the Guildhall, The City of London, has honoured the Premiers of Australia and New Zealand by conferring the Freedom on them. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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PERSONALITIES -
Major-General Robert Laycock DSO, has succeeded Lord Louis Mountbatten as Chief of Combined Operations, at the age of 36. Former Prime Minister Lloyd George has married his private secretary Miss Frances Stevenson. Disclaimer: British...
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COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE
Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as host and Chairman of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference, welcomes distinguished representatives from 31 nations. Britain's proposal to sell arms to South Africa ran into fierce...
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THE DAMS -
With Still pictures and illustrative film Movietone reconstructs the attack which nineteen Lancasters made on Eder and the Mohne Dams. Chaos was caused by the flood waters from the breached dams. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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EGYPTIAN DELEGATION VISIT ELECTRICITY INSTALLATIONS - COLOUR
A delegation from Egypt toured the Electricity Supply Board's plant at Turlough Hill. Earlier in their visit to Ireland a 'Declaration of Intent' had been signed on behalf of the Egyptian Government, for the two countries to co-operate...
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AMERICAN BI-CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION- COLOUR
An exhibition to mark the American Bi-centennial was opened by the Queen at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. The Exhibition is a fascinating record of that tremendous struggle which was to produce the Independent nation of...
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PREMIER'S GUILDHALL SPEECH -
In conferring the Freedom on Mr Churchill, the City of London expresses the whole Nation's gratitude to the admiration for its stalwart leader. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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CRIMEA CONFERENCE -
The winter resort of Yalta was the venue for the latest of the big three. The conference was held in the Livadia Palace and outside Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin posed for the press. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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Parliament To Have Feminine Influence
New batch of women MP's are introduced by Lady Astor following defeat of all socialist ladies. 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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Spaniards Fight To Hail New President
Crowds rush police lines before Madrid Palace at review by Don Zamora after taking oath. 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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Round Table Conference
BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS has the honour to present an exclusive sound picture of the final Session of the India Round Table Conference, which by gracious consent of HM The King-Emperor, they were privilleged to take in St James's Palace....
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New LCC Chairman - Mr Ernest Sanger, JP
Mr Ernest Sanger recalls how vast an undertaking is the government of our great city. 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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PREMIERE - TORA-TORA-TORA
A star-studded premiere at the Leicester Square Theatre for the 20th Century Fox film ""Tora-Tora-Tora"". A brilliant reconstruction of the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, in December, 1941, the film took four years...
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ROYAL TOUR OF CANADA'S NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND MANITOBA
Movietone News cameras accompany the Royal Family on their extensive tour of Canada's Northwest Territories, bringing you the highlights of one of the most ambitious journeys ever undertaken by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the...
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THE NEW CABINET
Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath introduces the members of his cabinet. The men who will lead Britain from the front benches of the Newly Elected Government. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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DICKENS CENTENARY
A special exhibition in London marks the centenary of Charles Dickens' death. Manuscripts, illustrations, letter and first editions are included among the treasures at the novelist's house in Doughty St., where many of his famous novels...
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MAN ON THE MOON - A SPECIAL COLOUR PRESENTATION
It's estimated that about a fifth of the world's population shared the fantastic achievement of Apollo 11, following, through the immediacy of electronics, Man's first landfall in Space. ® Movietone is proud to present, through...
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London, Geneva and Rome - Foreign Affairs cause anxiety.
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Farming:
Mr Lloyd George is selling his chickens. 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...
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Emergency Cabinet Holds First Meeting
Late Ministers hand over seals at the Palace and National Government gets to work. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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ROYALTY HONOURS ""HAMLET"" PREMIERE
Their Majesties Princess Elizabeth and Margaret and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the premiere of Sir Laurence Olivier's 'Hamlet'. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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SIMLA OFFERS NEW HOPE TO INDIA
Indian leaders gather at the Viceregal Lodge in Simla for a conference with Lord Wavell. Mahatma Gandhi did not attend the meeting preferring to stay nearby. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...