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ART FIND BY X-RAY
X-Rays show that underneath the painting of ""Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons"", by the German artist, Hans Holbein the Younger, are the original sketches by the master. The painting is one of two on the same theme. One is owned by...
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TREND FOR TEENS
Go straight for Spring - that's the teenage trend for ""sixty-four"". Movietone's pictures show some fashions from everyday wear to the countryside wear, and beach wear. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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ALL SEWN UP
We visited the salon of ""French"" of London. They've got a brand new idea. The big worry seems to be how long these ""hair creations"" will stay put. The ""French"" method is to pin it all up and then sew the design into place. The pins...
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FASHION INTERNATIONAL
At a London Fashion Show top names in fashion such as Pierre Cardin, Emilio Pucci and Dior received awards for various points in a contest arranged by the Sunday Times. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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ANTIQUES ASSORTED
Movietone's pictures show highlights of the Autumn Antiques Fair at Chelsea Town Hall ranging from antique clocks to musical instruments. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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CAVALCADE OF CHRISTMAS (in colour)
Sauchiehall, Renfield and Buchanan Streets in Glasgow all lit up for Christmas. London's Oxford Street turns night into day with over a mile of Christmas trees. And Regent Street, where this year's theme is the Three Wise Men. Even...
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THE MOSCOW MEETINGS
The Prime Minister's wife, Lady Dorothy was at London Airport to see Mr Macmillan off. Before leaving, the Prime Minister made a speech. A big reception was laid on at Moscow Airport, where Mr Khrushchev, Mr Gromyko and Mr Malik greeted...
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LADY CHURCHILL
Lady Churchill visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to unveil a plaque in a ward named after her husband. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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CANAL ZONE
Except for a few technicians, the majority of the British Armed Forces have now left the Canal Zone. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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INDUSTRIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
The Prime Minister paid a special visit of inspection to the Rolls-Royce works at Derby, where an important addition is a six million pound plant for making high altitude tests of aero engines. Also scenes of the harnessing of the River...
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US BASES IN SPAIN
United States Air Bases being built at Sarragosa in Spain will certainly play a vital part in Western Defence. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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WHITE CITY - ATHLETIC RECORDS
The AAA Championship meeting took place at the 50 year old White City. The hundred yards produced a very tight finish: Omagbemi (Nigeria) won. The hundred and twenty yards hurdles was won by Gardner (Jamaica). The eight eighty was the...
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GREEK POWER PLANT -
King Paul and Queen Frederika attended the inauguration ceremony of Greece's new Power Plant. 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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Middlesex Hospital, London - The King decorates nurse for heroic action.
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HOLD - UP!
Cleveland, Ohio, where the police rushed a bank. The manager and 14 others were held as hostages by a gunman. Smoke-bombs were hurled into the building and, presently, the gunman panicked and freed the hostages. Then, cornered by the...
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BASTILLE ANNIVERSARY TRICOLOUR -
The 150th anniversary of the French Flag. 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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THE SHAH HOLDS RECEPTION
The Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya, who were accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, were the guests of honour at a dinner given by the Iranian Ambassador at a London Hotel. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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BOXING - POMPEY V DAWSON
At the Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Yolande Pompey of Trinidad avenged his defeat of last year by Bobby Dawson of America, when he knocked out the coloured American in the fourth round of their ten round contest. Disclaimer: British...
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FESTIVAL CLOSES
The last night of this year's Battersea Show was a cheerful one; Mr Morrison, too, was in an optimistic mood, but the official closing of the Pleasure Gardens by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Denys Lowson, was clearly unpopular....
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CERDAN KO'S TURPIN
At the Empress Hall, London Marcel Cerdan, World Middleweight Champion, knocks out, in the seventh round, Dick Turpin, the British and Empire Middleweight Champion. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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THE GENERAL ELECTION BREAKS OUT
Mr Churchill opens the Conservative campaign at Liverpool. At the pre-election service held in St. Paul's, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave the sermon when all the Party leaders attended. After the service they left for the House of...
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PRINCESS MARINA
Princess Marina, third daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece has died at the age of sixty-one. ® After the death of her husband Prince George, she took on her share of Royal duties, often representing the Queen abroad. Her charm and...
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VIRGINIA GREETS CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill had a great reception in Virginia when he visited Williamsburg with General and Mrs Eisenhower. He had previously been to the Virginian capital, Richmond, where his speech followed closely that made at Fulton....
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MUSIC MAKERS
A symphony composer at the age of fifteen, Oliver Knussen is one of the youngest and most promising figures in the world of serious music. ® Serious drinkers may not agree but music helps the beer go down. A Cinemas Organ has been...