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THE QUEEN IN EDINBURGH
The city of Edinburgh was the focal point of celebration for the Fourth Centenary of the Scottish Reformation. after the service in the Cathedral, Her Majesty addressed the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. ® The opening of...
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HOLIDAY IN SCOTLAND (Colour)
At the Braemar Gathering, the Queen and the Royal Family saw, with over twenty thousand other people, some of the contests held at the Gathering. There was wrestling, tossing the caber and Highland dancing, among some of the items. ®...
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FIESTA IN CANADA
It's a town called ""Flin Flon"", exactly in the middle of Canada, where the Flin Flon Fiesta, a four-day Summer event took place. A highlight of the festival was the 80-mile canoe race, with 22 entries, this year, and the best time was...
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JEREMY VOTES FOR CAROLINE
Engagement pictures of Liberal Leader Mr Jeremy Thorpe and his bride-to-be, Miss Caroline Allpass. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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97 WEDS 82
It's a springtime marriage for ninety-seven year old Charlie Brown. He weds the childhood sweetheart he first met in 1893! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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LAST LANDFALL
The ""Queen Mary"" receives a stupendous welcome from Californians when she arrives at Long Beach where she'll be retired as a Floating Hotel and Maritime Museum. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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TOWARDS THE 25th
The Joy Strings - the Salvation Army's Pop Group - mix a giant Christmas Pudding for the residents of their London Hostels. Up in Scotland, another ingredient of a Happy Christmas is being closely guarded at a distillery - by Geese! The...
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ROYALTY ROUND
The Queen Mother meets the Misfits at a Centre for the Problem People at Camberwell. ® Earlier, the Queen and Prince Philip had left for Malta, for a three day State Visit. Highlights include the Opening of Parliament by the Queen of...
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WELCOME HOME, ALEC ROSE! - NEWS IN COLOUR
Thousands of well-wishers assemble at Portsmouth to welcome Round-the-World Yachtsman Alec Rose. A triumphant return for this fifty-nine year old Greengrocer whose epic solo voyage has caught the imagination of the world. Disclaimer:...
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MOSCOW IN MAY
In Red Square, one of the finest settings for a parade, Russia celebrates the Communist Revolution with another impressive May Day Parade. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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AROUND AUSSIE
Thirteen hundred Australian Servicemen return to Sydney from Vietnam. The Commonwealth commitment certainly gives the war more immediate significance to us in Britain - and makes those Paris talks more vital still. From War to Weddings -...
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WEDDING OF THE DOLL
""Valley of the Dolls"" star, Sharon Tate weds Film Director Roman Polanski at Chelsea Register Officer. Movietone joins the crowd of Show-Biz guests at the reception at London's Playboy Club. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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TAKING THE PLUNGE
Two Polish Parachute Jumpers follow their wedding with a Celebration Drop before leaving on their Honeymoon! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SCOTLAND - SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE
Scotsmen justly claim that their country can offer more to the tourist and the sportsman than anywhere else. ® The Scottish Game Fair - held in Perthshire - aims to present the countryside and its activities in perspective. Something to...
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LENINGRAD AND KIEV FREED -
The raising of the long and terrible siege of Leningrad was one of the greatest of all Soviet victories. The City suffered ghastly privations and continuous bombardment, but work went on despite everything. Towards the end of 1943 forces...
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RAF Golden Jubilee
To mark the fiftieth Anniversary of the Royal Air Force, the Queen attends a special Flying display at Abingdon, presenting a survey of some of the famous service aircraft of the past half century. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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NEW IN STAMPS
New stamps, featuring British Bridges and 1968 Anniversaries, will be on sale soon. 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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BREEDING COUNTS
Britain leads the world in preserving the purity of the Arab Horse. The Society devoted to this aim holds its annual show at Kempton Park. The infusion of Arabian blood is an essential element in the quality of many of the finest...
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ROME GREETS ALLIED ARMIES -
First pictures of the capture of Rome, show Allied troops driving through the centre of the city. General Clark soon arrived to be met by Marshal Juin commander of the French forces. Shortly after the allied entry into the city, a vast...
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The Queen's Birthday Pictures
To mark the forty-second birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, Movietone visits Windsor to take some informal pictures of the Royal Family. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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ROME OURS -
Rome has fallen to the Allies, the first European capital to be freed from Hitler's grasp. 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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CONGRATULATIONS!
Liberal Leader Jeremy Thorpe weds Caroline Allpass at Lambeth Palace in strict secrecy. But the news breaks out in time for press and newsreels to meet them afterwards before they resume the mantle of security and leave for their...
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""THE WEST"" GREETS ROYAL COUPLE
When Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip reached Calgary in Alberta, there were twenty degrees of frost and it was snowing; their warm welcome, however, notably from Red Indian tribes, must have made up for the cold weather. Later,...
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OVER SIX SCORE YEARS
Peter Pringle, who has just died at Germiston, lived to celebrate his hundred and twenty-first birthday. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...