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GENEVA - INDO-CHINA TRUCE SIGNED
General Delteil for France and General Buu, Viet Minh Defence Minister sign the ""Cease Fire"" shortly after midnight. An impressive session followed with all the principal Geneva delegates present. Mr Eden then makes a speech at London...
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ROMMEL ON THE RUN - NO SOUND
The Eighth Army has been winning battles from Egypt to Tripolitania and has definitely got Rommel on the run. The garrison broke out of Tobruk and joined up with the relieving forces. Derna was the next capture as the Eighth Army swept...
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THE AMERICAN SCENE - USS FORRESTAL
At Newport Mews, Virginia, the 60,000 ton American aircraft carrier ""Forrestal"" was launched. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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Stage and Film Stars were present to see Mary Churchill christen a 'Flying Fortress'. 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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A TRIBUTE TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI
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NAIROBI GREETS ROYAL VISITORS
Their Royal Highnesses given great welcome. 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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ROYAL DEPARTURE FOR COMMONWEALTH TOUR
The King, Queen, Princess Margaret and other members of the Royal Family were at London Airport to see Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh board the BOAC Argonaut ""Atalanta"" for their flight which was to start them on their...
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PERSONALITIES: LORD LINLITHGOW - LORD LOUIS - MR EDEN
Lord Linlithgow has returned to Britain after seven years as Viceroy of India. Lord Louis Mountbatten has arrived in India as Commander-in-Chief, South East Asia. Mr Eden stopped in the Middle East on his way to the Three Power...
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MARILYN
Marilyn Monroe, the girl who overcame an unhappy childhood to become a legend, is dead. She was born in Los Angeles, in the shadow of the Dream City which was to make her one of the immortals of the screen. ® Here are a few...
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AVIATION - PRICE OF PROGRESS
POGO PLANE - There's a happier story attached to the revolutionary Convair XFY-1 the ""Pogo Plane"", which can take off vertically. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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AVIATION - PRICE OF PROGRESS
SEA DART - Pictures of a test flight of the United States Navy experimental sea-plane called the ""Sea Dart"", which ended in disaster. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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MR CHURCHILL ADDRESSES CONGRESS
The final highlight of Mr Churchill's visit to America was his address to a joint session of Congress in Washington. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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BERLIN TARGET PIN-POINTED -
Flying Fortresses of American 8th Air Force, bomb a ball-bearing factory in the Berlin suburb of Erkner. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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MODERN TRANSPORT OVER ANCIENT ROME
Against the background of ruins recalling civilisation of two thousand years ago, two of the very latest types of helicopter show what they can do. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NEW GUINEA PROGRESS
Since the air attacks of the Japanese in 1942, Port Moresby has undergone considerable reconstruction and rebuilding. There has been political progress, too, under the successful trusteeship of Australia, the inauguration of a...
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COMET'S WEEK-END TRIP
A copy of Movietone's latest newsreel was on board the Comet, when it made the World's first regular jet-liner air service. Leaving London Airport for Johannesburg, the Comet's flying time for the 6,724 miles was 18 hours 40 minutes. At...
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AVIATION - THEY MADE HISTORY
Movietone visited the National Aeronautical Collection which has re-opened in a splendid new gallery at the Science Museum. Planes dating back to the beginning of the 20th Century to those up-to-date are displayed. Disclaimer: British...
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NEW HOVERCRAFT
The British Hovercraft Corporation launches a new hovercraft, at Cowes IOW. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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THE COMET
A Cameraman accompanied the Comet, when it set out on a flight to Johannesburg. This was a trip to illustrate and to herald the world's first regular jet-liner service. It's the beginning of a new era in air travel. In effect, the size...
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RAF BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Commemorating the Battle of Britain, at Biggin Hill, a demonstration of Britain's Air Power, led by one of the few. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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LIBYA - ALL SERVICES CO-OPERATE IN CONSOLIDATION -
The Navy operates along the coast of Libya helping the men of the other services to consolidate gains. At the Eighth Army continues to push forward, the RAF too is busily engaged. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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LIBYAN CLEAN-UP
The historic record of the Eighth Army's sweep across the desert gives an ever-to-be-remembered impression of the great British victory. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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BIRDMAN RALLY
The third International Birdman Rally at Selsey, won by John Bond, of Westbourne, Emsworth, whilst still making a splash, he was 23 yards short of the prize. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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EISENHOWER'S FAR EAST VISIT
General Eisenhower has recently visited both China and Japan. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...