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PRINTERS ON STRIKE
Over a hundred thousand workers had come out. This is the news on the printing strike, which promised an almost complete shut down of local newspapers throughout the country. Some of Britain's old established local papers have had to...
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DNIEPER ONSLAUGHT -
The latest film from the Eastern Front shows the capture of Zaporozhe, which was a strong centre of resistance created by the Germans in defence of the Dnieper Line. The Russians have now driven the Nazis back from Stalingrad 850 miles...
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MESSAGES HOME (Second Series) -
Ernie Cole, RASC, Islwyn Waite, Royal Artillery and Danny Ellison, REME use Movietone to send greetings home. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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BRIDGEHEAD TO ROME -
The landings at Anzio caught the Germans napping having just moved troops up to the Cassino front. Salerno was the embarkation site and crafts of many sizes took the troops over to the landings. General Alexander was soon on the spot,...
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OPERATION - SEE EIGHT
A Demonstration by the Emergency Services, of what they would do in event of an airliner crashing into a high building in the city. ® Movietone looks back to 1945 when this happened in New York when a bomber crashed into the Empire...
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WELCOME HOME, ALEC ROSE! - NEWS IN COLOUR
Thousands of well-wishers assemble at Portsmouth to welcome Round-the-World Yachtsman Alec Rose. A triumphant return for this fifty-nine year old Greengrocer whose epic solo voyage has caught the imagination of the world. Disclaimer:...
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SAFER INSIDE
A Hotel on the Isle of Man invites guests to spend a sunshine holiday even when it's raining. It's claimed to be the World's first indoor Solarium - a ""Capsule of comfort"". ® Safety inside a new Rescue Capsule for crews of the...
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CHERBOURG DRIVE -
The battle for the Cherbourg Peninsular is very important. American troops, have fought a dogged and successful battle for control of the port itself. The drive forward from the beaches continues. The villages of Quineville, St. Mer...
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RAF FLYING ARTILLERY -
The newest of the RAF weapons is the rocket flying ""Typhoon"". Every day these aircraft are over enemy territory shooting up German Headquarters, radiolocation stations, gun positions etc. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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MONTE CASSINO - THE BOMBING
The decision to attack the monastery, occupied and fortified by the Germans, was a military necessity. ® ® The results of the decision are vividly portrayed in the following sensational pictures. Disclaimer: British...
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REDS' RADIO STATION CUT OFF
A blockade of the big Communist broadcasting Station in the British sector provides the latest picture illustrating Berlin tension. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULT
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THE BULLETINS
Crowds of people were always to be seen outside the Palace as the Bulletins (which continued to report satisfactory progress) were posted. When the Guards' Band marches past silence is maintained. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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THE SIEGFRIED LINE -
German fortifications in the west. 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 represent the...
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THE M1
""M1"", Britain's First Motorway, is the beginning of a new deal for drivers on the country's alarmingly congested roads. Linking London and Birmingham, it offers a high-speed, time-saving route. ""M1"" aims to relieve the old ""A5"",...
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""GRACE"" IN ACTION
The Queen, accompanied by the Postmaster-General, Mr Ernest Marples, visited Bristol telephone exchange. First, Her Majesty had a look at old-time telephone equipment. Then, inaugurating ""Grace"" (Group Routing and Charging Equipment),...
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ROCKET NEWS
New Jersey, where the electronic-brain-centre of an air defence system is always on the alert to protect the densely populated area of Greater New York. This one is, in fact, thousands of miles from New Jersey: a ""BOMARC"" missile base,...
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SCHOOL FOR BATTLE - NO SOUND
Britain's new Army is being turned into the toughest in the world at ""Battle Schools"". They are put through an Assault Course and given weapon training. Street fighting is also a large part of the training. Disclaimer: British...
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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL - NO SOUND
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL - NO SOUND
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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BOADICEA
No other airline has such a sophisticated computer as BOAC's new Boadicea. We visit the ""brain centre"" at London Airport, linked with two hundred cities all over the world. Information on flight schedules and bookings can be flashed...
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OCTOBER 27th
It was claimed to be ""the biggest, more militant and United Action organised in Britain since the Thirties"". Certainly it provoked more speculation than any mass demonstration ever held in this country. But, in spite of the urge to...
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LOOKING AT THE WEATHER
While the most advanced Satellite Earth Station in the world - that bounces telephone and live television signals half way round the globe - is unveiled in Hong Kong, another announcement highlights Britain's contribution to space...