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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

3265

Title

JULY 1935 THE TOUR TO BELGIUM AND HOLLAND LEAVING DOVER

Producer

Mr Arthur Riley

Date

1935

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w & colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

15 mins 40 secs

Description

Footage of Mr Arthur Riley and friends on a tour of Belgium and France. The ferry is seen leaving Dover and there are then numerous scenes in both countries. Cathedrals, hotels and the beach in Ostend are seen, followed by cathedrals and street scenes in both Bruges and Brussels. A religious procession is observed, followed by a large military cemetery. Shots of Amiens cathedral in France, a British War cemetery near Arras and a war memorial. The tour reaches Paris, with shots of numerous Parisian landmarks, and the film ends at Versailles.

 

 



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