Item title reads -
Pathe Gazette presents the review of the year.
M/S of explosion.
L/S of smoke rising from village, L/S of
Japanese planes over
Hankow in
China during
Sino-Japanese war. L/S as smoke rises. L/S of collapsed building in
Spain during civil war. M/S of people in the streets. M/S of women despairing. M/S of ice over
Niagara rapids, various shots of ice on the bridge.
M/S of official stood on steps of
Egyptian palace, M/S of car, M/S as
King Farouk's bride
Farida gets out. M/S of the couple stood together with dignitaries looking on and a bridesmaid holding her train. L/S of
Princess Juliana's baby,
Princess Beatrix, being christened at the
Hague in
Holland. M/S as she carries her past the dignitaries. M/S of the royal family looking out of the window to cheers from the crowd. M/S of
King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth (later the
Queen Mother) walking along and meeting officials at
Empire exhibition (?).
Various shots of mayo aeroplane, two machines together until they part in mid-air. M/S of
Austrian officials taking down the barrier between
Austria and
Germany and smiling as they carry it away. M/S of
German troops marching in as Austria becomes part of the
German Reich.
Various shots of the
Grand National horse race.
M/S as 'Battleship' comes in to win. L/S of people surrounding the horse afterwards. M/S of '
Battleship' and his 17 year old jockey. M/S of the
Oxford and Cambridge boat race, the two teams are close together. L/S of crowds watching. M/S as
Oxford come in to win, L/S of the two teams.
M/S of
St. Margaret's church. M/S of bride,
Anne Bowes-Lyon, niece of Queen Elizabeth, and her new husband
Viscount Anson, they walk along followed by their bridesmaids. M/S of crowds watching them. M/S of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) with
Princess Elizabeth (later
Queen Elizabeth II) and
Princess Margaret, the bridesmaids curtsey as they pass.
Good M/S of Queen Elizabeth talking to one girl.
M/S of the
F.A. Cup Final between
Huddersfield Town and
Preston North End. Mutch is lying on the ground after a foul. M/S as he takes penalty kick and scores, his team-mates rush up to congratulate him. L/S of crowds in the stands. M/S of Preston North End captain
Tom Smith collecting Cup from King George VI. L/S of crowds waving madly at
Ibrox Park in
Glasgow at the opening of the
Empire Exhibition.
The King and
Queen step down from carriage and meet officials.
People wave. The King speaks declaring the exhibition open, M/S of him on platform. M/S as they drive away.
Aerial L/S of the site, M/S as they draw up at one of the buildings.
M/S of
Adolf Hitler stepping off the train in
Rome, saluting and greeting officials. Various shots of barrage balloons in the air. M/S of runners' board at
Derby. M/S of Pathe's huge long lens camera.
C/U of King George VI looking through binoculars. C/U's of Queen Elizabeth and
Queen Mary. M/S of the race, the horse '
Bois Roussel' gallops into the lead and wins. M/S of an aeroplane in the sky. M/S of King George VI in naval uniform looking through binoculars. Various shots as guns are fired in battleships. M/S as he salutes and walks down the steps.
M/S of
Donald Budge walking up to the net and shaking hands with Austen after having won
Wimbledon, M/S of the two men together. L/S of
Helen Jacobs and
Helen Wills-Moody playing a match, the crowds watch. M/S as Helen Wills-Moody wins and approaches the net to shake hands. M/S of the two players together. M/S of racing car crashing into crowd of people who are flung about like dummies, 10 are seriously injured.
Various shots of
Douglas Corrigan and his aeroplane after he flew the
Atlantic by mistake. M/S of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meeting
French President Albert Lebrun. L/S of the state banquet. Various shots of
King and Queen watching outdoor ballet in
Paris. L/S of boat bringing
King to see boys at his camp where public schoolboys mix with others from industrial areas. M/S as he walks along with them. Various shots of 5th test at the
Oval and crowds applauding.
Don Bradman congratulates
Len Hutton on his record score. Various shots of
George Eastham in his record breaking car. C/U of him after breaking the speed record.
M/S map of
Europe showing the borders. M/S of
Neville Chamberlain meeting Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden, they walk up steps together, C/U of
German soldier on guard. M/S of car drawing up at
Godesburg, they get out and
Hitler introduces
Chamberlain to officials before they enter. Various shots of people digging air raid shelters and queuing up for gas masks. M/S of people queuing to join up. M/S of Chamberlain leaving for
Munich. M/S as they enter the building there. Various shots of the fo
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- published: 13 Apr 2014
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