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ATHLETES IN THE NEWS
Our pictures show New Zealander Peter Snell, who won the mile world record in 3 minutes, 54.4. Now, he's set up new world records for the half mile and 800 metres. Another athlete who leapt into the news is US Marine John Uelses, the...
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Dust menace in US.
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SUPERFLIGHT
An X15 Rocket-Plane, piloted by Major William Knight, sets a new world airspeed record, 99,000 feet over Nevada. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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THIRTY YEARS AGO
Through the vast resources of it's library, Movietone invites you to look at the news in February. February thirty years ago, when Shirley Temple and Don Bradman were names in the news. In 1937, Spain was embroiled in her Civil War,...
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ACADEMY AWARDS
On the stage at Santa Monica, the Academy Awards, among them Julie Andrews receiving one of the Sound of Music's five Oscars. Also, Mrs Myra Franklin of Cardiff has seen the Sound of Music more than five hundred times. Her ambition is to...
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TRANSATLANTIC CHRISTMAS
Movietone pictures show preparations for Christmas in New York. 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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INDIANAPOLIS - SPECTACULAR CRASH
Fantastic pictures of the spectacular crash at the start of the Indianapolis 500. Graham Hill and Jim Clark take first two places to make it a one-two victory for Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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VOYAGERS IN SPACE
Almost zero hour at Cape Canaveral, and enlarged 16mm pictures show a monkey, specially trained and conditioned for voyaging in space. Two monkeys had been selected for the job; they called them ""Able"" and ""Baker"", ""a"" and ""b""...
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DANGERMAN'S LAST FLIGHT
Pictures show the tragic end to veteran stuntman Paul Mantz, as his makeshift aircraft plunged to destruction in the Arizona desert, as he and Bobby Rose were doubling for James Stewart and Richard Attenborough in a new picture. Paul...
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LOS ANGELES AFLAME
Pictures show some of the terror which has swept over Los Angeles in the past five days. Thirty four dead, eight hundred injured and the damage estimated at seventy million pounds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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DARE-DEVIL 'CHUTE JUMPING'
At El Centro, California the US Naval Auxiliary Air Station puts on a great show. Breath-taking delayed jumps are made for some of the most thrilling motion pictures ever filmed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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CHIMPS AS CIRCUS STARS
The St. Louis Zoo is famous for its performing chimpanzees and, with the coming of Spring, they're up to their tricks again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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WELCOME 1950
The New Year is welcomed in time honoured fashion on both sides of the Atlantic. 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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CHRISTMAS WISHES - SOMETIMES COME TRUE
News from America includes the collection of Christmas trees for dispatch to many parts of the country. In a German store, the night watchman has been having a fine time among the toys. From France, a new way for children to write to...
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NEWS FROM THE USA - UNDER-WATER BEAUTIES
Underwater beauties were chosen while the ""mermaids"" were below the surface - merely another American stunt. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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JUNGLE SURVIVAL
The American Air Force is running a jungle survival school, to teach Air Commandos the rudiments of living off the country during jungle operations. They learn which plants can provide food or water. The students are then sent into the...
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S VISITOR FROM PERSIA
The Shah of Persia has been paying a State Visit to President Truman, an important event, not only because it's the first time such a visit had been made to America on official business, but also because of Persia's strategic position in...
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SKATING SKILL
Expensively-produced fancy-dress parties on ice are evidently the thing in Atlantic City; at an ice show, the skating chorus and many stars of the rink perform with the almost unbelievable skill. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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MOTHER OF EIGHT WANTS HUSBAND
Mrs Le Baron, divorcee, is advertising for a husband, here you see her and her eight children. 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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DELEGATES FOR PACT SIGNING REACH NEW YORK & ® A ""PEACE"" CONFERENCE
Mr Bevin, with other Foreign Ministers, is greeted on arrival at New York to sign the Atlantic Pact. ® In New York, Americans picket the Waldorf while inside Soviet propagandists attend a ""Peace"" Conference. At the Madison Square...
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NOVEL TRAINING FOR US NAVY AND ARMY MEN
American navy men try their accuracy at shooting down midget planes which are fired from a catapult, when hit the midget plane floats to earth on a parachute. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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BUNNY 'DERBY' FOR MONGRELS
Thorough-bred mongrels are put to the test on a dog track, similar to greyhound racing. 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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EASTER CHAPEAUX
From America we see the latest spring fashions, while from Paris we get an impression of what hats look like made out of vegetables. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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MOVIETONE'S USA REPORT - POURING OUT A HOUSE
A new method of house building, concrete is poured into a steel frame and when it hardens the inner frame is stripped away. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...