Pathéscope 9.5mm Sound (1956)

Documentary lOO-ft. FILMS C/30596 Wing Span. (I Reel). At Hendon over a hundred aircraft tell the story of the conquest of the sky. Jet fighters and the mighty Lancaster stand side by side \vith the first conquerors of gravity the Httle Bleriot 9 and the Sopvvith Pup. Over to Farnborough, vk^here the Society of British Aircraft Constructors display the latest and most powerful of Britain's Aerial might. The Avro 70 7, the Short SA heavy bomber, the Vickers Valiant, the Bolton Paul P Hi., all show their paces before the camera. Finally to Wright Airfield, Ohio where some of the latest American planes are on display. Here in this short film the wings span fifty years of aviation history. C/30597 Thrills and Spills. (i Reel). Over in Florida speedboats perform spectacular and amazing acrobatics in a land, sea and air race. Then to Niagara Falls where William Hill attempts to conquer the mighty rapids by going over the falls in a rubber barrel. The last lap of this rapid tour takes us to Indianapolis vi^here spectacular crashes bring the 100 mile stock car race to a full stop. These drivers flirt with death at every tv^^ist of the wheel. C/30598 Round About. (I Reel). Travelling "round about" with the camera we find, on the banks of an American river, a strange looking vehicle; it is a submarine-lorry, as is proved when it drives down beneath the surface. Next we join a party of chimpanzees at an Exhibition of extremely high diving. From water to slaughter (in a sense) we move on to Jersey in the Channel Islands to witness the Battle of Flowers and, finally, to America to see a unique method of car parking, from the ground floor drive-in to the final resting place at sky-scraper height. A novel and interesting film. C/3060I In Memoriam — King George VI. (I Reel). A shorter version of the film SB/30600 "A Tribute to King George VI." This film covers not just the reign of His late Majesty, but also his earlier life as Duke of York. The scenes in this 1 00ft. film are as follows : The Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York; His Majesty at the Boys' Camp; with his family in Windsor Park; the Coronation; the visit to the U.S.A.; the Victory Parade; the Royal South African Tour; the opening of the Olympic Games and Their Majesties' Silver Wedding Anniversary. C/30602 The Funeral of King George VI. 1 Reel. Documentary. In the Great Hall of Westminster the body of King George VI. lies in state. Silently the thousands of his subjects file past the coffin to pay their final homage. On the morning of the funeral the coffin of His Majesty is carried from the Hall on the shoulders of the bearer partj' of the King's Guard to the waiting gun carriage. Along the route, lined with troops from all three Services, the carriage is slowly pulled by men from the Royal Navy. Everyvv^here the crowds stand silent in tribute to the King who will go down in history as "the Good". From Paddington station the coffin is borne on the Royal train to Windsor, there to continue its journey to the chapel of St. George. C/30605 The Cup Final 1952. Documentary. For the second year running Newcastle take back the Cup to the Tyneside. Here in pictorial form are some of the highlights of the game played at Wembley Stadium. May 3rd, 1952. C/30622 Newscope No. 1. The first of a new series of news items not covered by the general Review of the Year. This issue includes New M.T.B.'s under test. Castles in the Air, Right Monkeys, the Airphibian and spectacular U.S. Submarine test. C/30623 Newscope No. 2. Roving camera reports on the following News items : — Scanning the depths with underwater Television cameras.