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GAME, SET, MATCH
Another Rugby player in the news, Gerald Janes, marries Tennis Star Christine Truman. 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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COTTON CELEBRATIONS -
In Memphis, a Cotton carnival recalling the early days in the deep South when bales of raw cotton were first carried down the Mississippi. In Liverpool, the Cotton Exchange has been re-opened by Lord Derby in the presence of Mr Selwyn...
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THE QUEEN MOTHER'S TOUR
A garden party in Auckland was one of the early highlights of Her Majesty's tour. Queen Salote was there. Another engagement was at Green Hill Sheep Station, where the Queen Mother was the guest of Mr & Mrs David Hudson. She obtained a...
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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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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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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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CUTTING THE PENINSULAR -
In France the Allies are consolidating their positions and driving inland to secure the Cherbourg peninsular. Airborne divisions, using gliders, have landed behind enemy lines. The RAF have blasted Le Havre. The Free French leader,...
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WEDDING GROUPS
Wedding bells for the Bee Gees! At Caxton Hall Robin Gibb marries Molly Hullis, the girl he saved from a train crash. And in Salisbury, Ian Amey, ""Tich"" of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, weds Suzanne Fryer. Disclaimer: British...
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PRINCESS ELIZABETH -
Princess Elizabeth is eighteen on the 21st April, when she will assume the dignities and responsibilities of Heir Presumptive to the Throne. In these delightful informal pictures the Princess and her sister ride their ponies 'Jock' and...
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KUNG HEI FAT CHOY
That's Chinese for Happy New Year - a February celebration in Hong Kong. We visit the island - and see how they're tackling the fantastic housing problem, aggravated by the vast influx of people from Communist China. Disclaimer: British...
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AMERICAN BI-CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION- COLOUR
An exhibition to mark the American Bi-centennial was opened by the Queen at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. The Exhibition is a fascinating record of that tremendous struggle which was to produce the Independent nation of...
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Brass Band Contest at Crystal Palace
Great mass rendering of noble music is directed by JH Iles. 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...
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AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
This may have been the last ""Three A's"" athletic meeting in London. The event's likely to be transferred to the provinces. But for a possible finale it's full of excitement in both field and track events. And we're sorry to see the...
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BERLIN TO-DAY
The devastating effect of the Allied bombing can be seen in the ruins of Berlin. Life in the city carries on and Berliners have tried to bring back some of the pre-war gaiety. British and American troops mingle with the locals at such...
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DEATH OF BERLIN
Russian newsreel pictures show the actual taking of Berlin by the Red Army. By the 13th April all the main districts of Berlin had been over run and then they broke through to the Reichstag. ® ® Victory signs were erected by the...
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ROUEN - DIEPPE AND ONWARDS -
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The Canadians received a...
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FROM SFAX TO THE MOUNTAINS - NO SOUND
There was a joyous welcome in Sfax for the liberating Eighth Army and the arrival of General Montgomery was cause for further rejoicing. The Allies continue their push across the Western desert forcing back the Germans and Italians....
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FRANCE - THE DAYS OF FULFILLMENT -
The Maquis, the French Resistance, have been playing a full part in the liberation of France. In Chartres they were in action alongside the Americans in freeing that city. The Allies continue to take many German prisoners, 50,000 from...
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AIR FURY BLASTS THE HUNS -
Lancaster bombers have recently struck a U-boat pens in Brest, this was when the Americans were occupying all of Brittany except Brest. Allied air power continues to blast the Hun as he retreats across France. Disclaimer: British...
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Royal Romance:
The betrothal of the Duke of Gloucester to Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott. 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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AUGSBURG HERO WEDS -
At Lincoln Squadron Leader Nettleton weds Betty Havelock. 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...
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Royal Romance
Prince George, Duke of Kent is betrothed to Princess Marina of Greece. 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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Lord Mayor Mixes Rich British Dish
Sir Maurice Jenks gives first stir at Albert Hall to Prince of Wales' Empire Christmas Pudding. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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WINDSOR WEDDING IN THE SNOW -
The Hon. Anne Wigram marries Mr John Harvey in St. George's Chapel. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...