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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

216

Title

THE SCENE IN COLOUR (THE ROYAL VISIT OF GEORGE VI)

Producer

Rochdale Corporation/J.J. Thomas & Sons

Date

1938

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

5 mins 12 secs

Description

Soldiers, civic dignitaries and crowds of spectators are shown awaiting the arrival of King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth in Rochdale. The King inspects troops, people are presented, including men in wheelchairs, then they return to their car and drive away amid the cheers of the crowds.
[The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

 

 



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