Film Number |
6907 |
Title |
[LONDON ZOO, LAUNCHING BOAT, RAF DISPLAY, PRINCE OF WALES VISIT TO BLACKPOOL] |
Producer |
Cyril Parkinson |
Date |
1927 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
11 mins 59 secs |
Description |
Scenes at London Zoo showing children having rides on the back of an elephant and a camel, and shots of seals and bears in enclosures. People are seen on Hoylake coast raising sails on a yacht called 'Janet' and launching the boat 'Repose'. Family members are seen aboard 'Repose' as a woman rings a bell. Includes a Royal visit to Blackpool by the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) which shows him giving a speech and shaking hands with people. Continues with scenes from an RAF airshow, with various aircraft flying overhead and concludes with a sequence at Gisburn during a horse race in 1927. |
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