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TRAGIC US HOTEL BLAZE
The worst fire in American history happened at the Winecoff Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia in the early hours of 7th December. Nearly 150 people perished and of those who escaped many were injured. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FOURTH ROUND TIE
UNITED HOLD WOLVES - Snow had to be cleared from the pitch by willing helpers before the match between Wolves and Sheffield United. Favourites Wolves fielded a weakened team and the match was drawn. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ALPINE AIR RESCUE
A daring rescue took place when a Dakota aircraft went down in the Bernese Oberland. Swiss mountaineers climbed to rescue the passengers who spent four days trying to keep warm in sub-zero temperatures. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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ROYAL ENGAGEMENTS - OAK APPLE DAY
Princess Elizabeth went to the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the annual inspection of the pensioners on Oak Apple Day. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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BOMB THROWN INTO US CONSULATE
Shortly after the declaration a bomb was thrown into the American Consulate in Jerusalem. 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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WILLIAM PIT DISASTER
A heavy loss of life was incurred when an explosion took place deep in the William Pit at Whitehaven. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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BRITAIN'S DAY OF PRAYER -
A National Day of Prayer. 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 opinions...
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TRAILER: ""HOW TO USE YOUR DOCTOR""
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TRAILER: ""WE ARE AFTER YOUR BLOOD""
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AMBULANCE - NO SOUND - COLOUR - COLOUR VERY GOOD
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LIZ TAYLOR GOES HOME
Crowds collected outside the London Clinic, when it was known that Liz Taylor would soon be leaving. They waited hours to see her, and to film the scene. And what an amazing scene it was when she was brought out in a wheel chair! There...
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BATTLE OF BIZERTA
Thorn in the flesh of President Bourguiba of Tunisia is the French Naval Base at Bizerta. His attempt to deprive the French of their rights to hold and defend it, produced immediate retaliation, and 3 days of fearful bloodshed. Movietone...
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""AT HOME"" TO THE DUKE
There was a lot of excitement, when Prince Philip, as patron of the London Federation of Boys' Clubs, went on a round of visits. He went to Southfields, Putney and Shepherd's Bush, and was especially interested in all their sporting...
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DUTCH RAIL DISASTER
The worst railway disaster in Holland's history happened when two express trains collided. One was travelling to Rotterdam at 65 miles an hour, the other from Rotterdam at about 45. Some 500 passengers, including many children, were on...
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ROYAL DIARY - ""NORTHERN STAR""
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, in spite of the injury to her foot, launched the new liner for the Shaw Savill Line, on Tyneside. ""Northern Star"", a 22,000 ton one-class vessel, will complement her sister ship (The ""Southern...
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FRENCH TRAIN CRASH
It happened about a hundred miles from Paris, 10 coaches of the Strasbourg express parted from the front section of the train, leapt the rails, and plunged over an embankment into a ravine. First reports said 23 people were killed, and...
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SAAR - TRAGIC PIT DISASTER
The Saarland pit disaster has horrified the world. 800 men were working underground, and so far, nearly 300 have been counted dead, more than 80 lie injured in hospitals. Relief and rescue services, including United States helicopters,...
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ESCAPE INCREDIBLE
Oscar Scarpa, the Italian speed boat pilot, is lucky to be alive. He'd already set one record, and now, he was after another. It was on the second run that it happened, his boat took to the air. Certainly, an incredible escape, and he...
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CONFLICT IN KATANGA
Flash from the Congo: men of the Katangan forces on patrol in Elisabethville, focal point of the fighting between Katanga and the United Nations. As our cameraman followed the patrol, a lorry load of evacuees and Katangan soldiers has...
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NO MORE SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
The London Ambulance Service held an exhibition to underline the advances that have been made through the years. On show is a new type of stretcher, which is mounted on special shock absorbers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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RICHMOND - RUGGER INTO RAG
St. Thomas's met St. Mary's on the field at Richmond, all part of the Hospital Cup Final. The affair was pretty rough at times (that goes with rugger), but it was all according to the rules. St. Thomas's victory was by ten nil. Now for...
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NEW YORK - BOEING DISASTER
Two minutes after leaving the airport, a few miles from New York, a 707 Astrojet belonging to American Airlines, plunged into the marshland bordering the bay. Wreckage was strewn over a wide area. So complete was the disaster, that not...
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TRAGEDY AT MONZA
All was well in the first lap of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Then, in the second lap, approaching the curve on the inner section of the road circuit, Wolfgang von Trips' Ferrari had crashed through a fence and rebounded. Von Trips...
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PLUG IN TO THE PATIENTS
Thanks to a new device, a British invention by EMI, it will be possible for a nurse to keep an eye on up to a hundred patients. So, electrify the patients: a belt will record respiration, and a thermometer under the arm is wired to the...