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THE OLYMPIC GAMES - NO SOUND
Olympia, in Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held, provided the flame for the Seventeenth modern Olympiad. The flame had been kindled by the rays of the sun, and now it was to start its long journey to Rome: a journey by land...
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TRADES UNION OCCASION
At the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress in London, Chairman Dame Anne Godwin and General Secretary George Woodcock received Prince Philip. Among well-known personalities presented were Frank Cousins, Transport and General...
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CLEOPATRA
For the grand premiere of ""Cleopatra"" a host of stars including Anne Heywood, Anna Neagle, Laya Raki and Robert Mitchum, turned up at the Dominion for this eagerly awaited premiere. Another big night for the cinema took place recently...
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FRENCH ROYAL WEDDING
Princess Helene, with her father, the Comte de Paris, pretender to the throne of France, arrived at Droux, in Normandy for her wedding. She married Count Evrara de Limbourg-Stirum, of Belgium. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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TRESSES AT THE TOP
The Hairdressing Exhibition at Alexandra Palace has created something of a wave of interest, here and overseas. There were plenty of experts demonstrating their skill and quite remarkable creative ability. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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SOCCER CENTENARY - ENGLAND ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Football Association, the English Eleven take the field at Wembley alongside a team representing the Rest of the World. One of the greatest soccer encounters ever staged, it's the first time...
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PETS PARTY
A party given by the National Pets Club outside the Cafe Royal in Regent Street. Pets of all sorts attended - all shapes - and all sizes. The party was to celebrate the enrollment of it's 200,000th member. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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TENSION IN MOROCCO
Recent events in Morocco have caused the authorities to provide the Sultan with a large escort while travelling in Rabat. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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CANADA - POWER CONGRESS
The atomic plant at Chalk River, Ontario, is one of Canada's most important contributions to scientific progress. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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WONDERS OF ANCIENT EGYPT REVEALED
In Egypt excavations for tombs of the Pharaohs reveal sphinxes and a mummy of a priest who lived 4,000 years ago. In the Cairo Museum we see a vase made 1,300 years BC. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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SET FOR DECIMALS
The new Bronze ""Coppers"", to be introduced when Decimal Coinage starts in 1971, are now on sale. But, unlike the five and tenpenny pieces, they won't be legal tender till ""Decimal Day"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FESTIVAL CITY
Pictures show highlights of the Edinburgh Festival. 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...
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CARRY ON, NIGHT NURSE!
The Royal Victorian Infirmary at Newcastle-upon-Tyne - claims to be the first hospital to start the ""nurse on wheels"". The sisters use runabouts, powered by twelve volt batteries. They are completely silent, so that the patients will...
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LIGHTNING LOVER!
We see Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland, at the London Headquarters of 20th Century Fox, shortly after their engagement. Peter had only known Britt two days before he proposed. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THEATRE IN THE CITY
London river, and close by the landing stage at Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, stands the new Mermaid Theatre. Sea cadets arrived with the Mermaid herself ... four year old Caroline, daughter of Jack Hawkins. London's Lord Mayor was present...
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DESIGN FOR SHORT CIRCUITS!
A new electric car for short journeys in the congested streets of cities. It has a top speed of 35 miles an hour, is under four feet wide and can carry two people in reasonable comfort for only a farthing a mile. It will cost about 300...