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THE MIND MACHINE
A fantastic model showing the working of the human brain is on show at the Royal College of Art in London. Using the apparatus, you can follow the mental process as you see and listen to an opera singer. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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""PENNIES"" GO FOR THOUSANDS
Falcon cycles at Smethwick have been doing very nicely, specialising in lightweight machines. In addition to home sales they export some 600 a month to the States. As a result of displaying a penny farthing on a stand at a Cycle Show...
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""WAXING"" THE RECORD BREAKER
The personality parade at Madame Tussauds, the world's most famous wax works, is always changing. Donald Campbell, who next year we hope will steer ""Bluebird"" to a new 'World' Land Speed Record, at around 400 mph is the latest of a...
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - THIRTY YEARS AGO
With film selected from our news library, one of the most comprehensive in the world, we invite you to look back to January, 1933. Two teams in the 4th round of the Cup were Spurs and Luton, with Luton the winners. In Germany, leading...
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EYES ON THE WORLD
The world through the camera's eye. Some of the exhibits at the Photo Fair in Cologne. All over the world Movietone's camera's have recorded moments like these. Events that made history - or became part of it. Among the most dramatic...
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STATE RECEPTION
Her Majesty the Queen, Signor Gronchi and Mr Selwyn Lloyd, were heading the procession at Lancaster House, London. They were followed by the Italian President's wife and Prince Philip. The Queen Mother and other members of the Royal...
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MECCA PILGRIMAGE
The Begum Aga Khan was among the many thousands of pilgrims visiting the great holy city of Islam. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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HIGHEST DAM
They're building a huge dam in Switzerland, which involves the laying of many tons of concrete. 1,400 workers are on the job and when finished in two years it will be the world's highest, about 930 feet. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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IN THE SUN
These pictures show the famous and most spectacular Carnival in Viareggio, with float after float bearing figures of incredible ingenuity. ® Marrakesh is the place chosen by Sir Winston Churchill to spend a warm holiday with his wife....
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PRINCESS SORAYA
Princess Soraya, formerly Queen of Iran, was seen here about to leave Cologne, where she'd been staying for the past six weeks. The Princess is on her way to Genoa: to board a liner bound for the United States. Disclaimer: British...
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HRH PRINCESS MARGARET
Princess Margaret's personal message, issued from Clarence House, began with these words, ""I should like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend"". The announcement followed many months of...
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FRENCH RESISTANCE HONOURED
French paratroops were on parade in Dorset Square, London, for a ceremony attended by the Prime Ministers of Great Britain and of France. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother went to unveil the plaque in honour of the Free-French Resistance...
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HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
A great procession winds its way from Jerusalem towards nearby Zion. Something like twenty-five thousand Israelis; taking part in a ceremony., to inaugurate a year of pilgrimage. The year marks the tenth anniversary of the nations...
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TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA
Caracas, the morning after a revolution, in which a would-be dictator (General Jiminez) was deposed at a cost of some three hundred lives. The capital rejoices over its hard-won freedom. But trouble was not yet over. Political feeling...
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EGYPTIAN DISCOVERY -
Excavations have recently been in progress alongside the great Pyramid of Cheops. Two funeral chambers have been uncovered and inside each one, the archaeologists discovered a wooden ""solar"" boat. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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CRISIS IN IRAQ
The latest Middle East crisis has flared up in Iraq, a country that produces over thirty million tons of oil a year. In this picture, King Feisal is at Kirkuk, with his uncle, Crown Prince Abdul Illah. Early reports of their fate, given...