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Wedding in Paris of British Ambassadors' Daughter
Miss Anne Tyrell weds Mr Adrian Homan at Notre Dame cathedral. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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World Shocked By Kidnapping Of Lindbergh Baby
British Movietone News brings to you the only animated pictures made of the unfortunate child of America's air hero and his wife. As our story opens, police and reporters are investigating the house of Hopewell from which the baby was...
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Royal Academy Is Privately Viewed
Favoured few arrive to scrutinise year's crop of masterpieces at Burlington House. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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Big Rally For Chief Scout In Australia
Lord and Lady Baden Powell review massed parade of youth at Sydney. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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Classic Pageantry Marks City Wedding
Mr Richard Jenks, son of London's Lord Mayor, is married at St. Paul's to Miss Du Cross. 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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HOME AT LAST
The ordeal of Mrs Gerald Brooke is over - her husband is home again in London after over four years detention by the Russians. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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HOME TOWN HONOUR
At Westerham in Kent, close to Chartwell where Sir Winston Churchill spent 40 years of his life, his neighbouring townsfolk erect a statue in his honour - and Sir Robert Menzies is there to unveil it. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PRESIDENT POMPIDOU
M Georges Pompidou, for many years General de Gaulle's Prime Minister, takes office after a convincing victory at the polls. The catchword of the new government is 'continuity', but it remains to be seen what will happen to Gaullism...
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BETWEEN THE TOWERS
It was probably one of the most inspired events ever devised - the Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race between London's Post Office Tower and the Empire State Building in New York. ® This special Movietone edition features a survey of the...
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A SPECIAL COLOUR PRESENTATION OF THE FUNERAL IN WASHINGTON -
Where the world pays tribute to Ike, the soldier who became President and who won the admiration and affection of the whole free world. ® In a simple coffin, the body lies in State at the Capitol before being carried to the National...
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SMOKING OUT LUDWIG
New Zealand pianist, bored with conventional music, seeks inspiration from a red hot key-board. While her piano's on fire, her husband attempts to summon-up the spirit of Beethoven. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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VIGIL AT WESTON
At last - the vigil is over. 28 year old John James throws his gun through the window and the Police move in. This was the climax to the siege of Weston-under-Redcastle, in which the lives of a wife and four children have been in...
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THE SHROPSHIRE DILEMMA
Days and nights of agonising indecision, during the siege of Gunman John James, his wife and their four children at Weston-under-Redcastle. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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ESCAPE FOR A DRINK
A St. Pancras Pub changes its name to ""The Escapers"" and is re-designed to commemorate the daring exploits of Prisoners of War who managed to fool Nazi Security. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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POP WEDDING
Popstar Barry Gibb marries Linda Grey at Caxton Hall. 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...
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PETER SELLERS WEDDING
Comedian Peter Sellers takes the plunge for the third time. Crowds turn out at Caxton Hall Registry Office to see him wed beautiful Miranda Quarry, 23 year old stepdaughter of Cunard chairman Lord Mancroft. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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BRITISH STEEL YACHT
Chay Blyth's another of these intrepid sailors. Atlantic rower and ex-paratrooper, prepares for a round the world trip against the prevailing winds. His steel-hulled ketch ""British Steel"" is launched at Dartmouth. Disclaimer: British...
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MAN HUNT
The hunt for the killer of Police Inspector Barry Taylor goes on across the snow covered Yorkshire Moors. ® In the past five years eleven policemen have been murdered. The morale of Britain's policemen is lower than it has been for...
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DE GAULLE OBITUARY
Charles de Gaulle - soldier, statesman and above all a Frenchman - is dead. He died, aged 79, at his home in the country just over two years after being defeated in a referendum. We look at the career of this indomitable figure - his...
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INVESTITURE
Richard Burton, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth Taylor, is among those honoured at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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CHICHESTER SAILS AGAIN
That incredible old man of the sea, Sir Francis Chichester, sails away again to try for yet another world record. He aims to break the 200 miles a day barrier in his new ketch ""Gipsy Moth V"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PERSONALITIES - KING PETER - LORD WAVELL
King Peter of Yugoslavia and members of his government visit Cairo. ® Lord Wavell arrives in India to become the Viceroy. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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THEY MEET AND AGREE IN MOSCOW -
Mr Cordell Hull of America and Mr Eden travel to Moscow for a conference to be greeted by Mr Molotov. After ten days of talks the signing of the Agreement takes place. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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ELECTION NEWS:
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SOME OF THE 1672 - Nomination Day in the General Election and candidates can be seen in their constituencies. Amongst...