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TWENTY-NINE
Documentary
D/30467 Pearl Harbour. Showing scenes of destruction after the surprise attack by Japanese bombers.
D/30472 The Big Three at Teheran. Marshal Stalin receives the Stalingrad Sword of Honour from Mr. Winston Churchill at the first meeting of the "Big Three" during the war.
D/30477 The Flying Bomb. Pictures of Hitler's V.I weapon taken both by day and night.
D/30481 Rocket Typhoons. An attack on enemy positions by rocket bearing Typhoon fighter planes.
D/30491 Victory Parade Fireworks. Night scenes of various parts of London taken on V.E. Day.
D/30564 Trooping the Colour 1950. The Brigade of Guards mark King
George Vl's Birthday with a grand military pageant, including the inspection, the trooping and the march past. Here for the first time since pre-war days is a fine record of an age old ceremony, performed again with the splendour and pageantry of full ceremonial dress.
D/30582 The Cup Final 1951. A pictorial record of the F.A. Cup Final between Blackpool and Newcastle at Wembley, April, 1951.
D/30742 The Boat Race 1956. On a beautiful spring morning March
24th fwo crews of varsity oarsmen were tied to the stake boats.
The umpire gave the word " off " and Cambridge were a^vay to a superb start. Oxford made a bad start and dropped slightly behind. The Cambridge stroke increased the pace as the two crews passed under Hammersmith Bridge, Cambridge leading. However, Oxford were determined that this year would not be a recurrence of the previous year's light blue runaway victory and stuck grimly to their sculls. It turned out to be one of the closest and hardest fought battles seen for many a year. The Oxford crew in order to gain the maximum ground cleared the Barnes supports with only 6 inches between the blade tips. However, Cambridge kept their lead and passed the winning post 1 ^ lengths ahead of Oxford. The cheers of the crowd resounded for the winning crew and for the very gallant and great hearted 8 from Oxford.
D/30745 Chimps Tea Party. Our incomparable friends, the Chimps, show off their w^orst party manners in their weekly tea party at the London Zoo. A film which will especially appeal to children.
D/30746 Surf Thrills. A major attraction on the Australian beach every year is the Australian Lifeguard's annual Regatta. Thrilling and exciting occasions, which, when it is remembered that they are all volunteers have to be seen to be believed.
75-ft. FILMS
R/3052 7 The Royal Wedding Gifts. (75 feet). Pictures taken in St.
James's Palace of the Wedding presents given on the occasion of the marriage of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth to Prince Phillip of Greece.
R/30549 The Royal Prince. (75 feet). The first pictures taken of Britain's month old Prince Charles of Edinburgh.
R/30560 Prince Charles (age 8 months). At lovely Windlesham Moor, their recently acquired country home at Sunningdale, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip spend a happy afternoon with the world's most famous baby. These are the first newsreel pictures taken since his christening of Prince Charles, now eight months old. (July 1949).