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Memorial to General William Booth

Date released

29 Apr 1979

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2604

NoS ID

031283

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Salvation Army 150th Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Salvation Army, a statue of General William Booth has been erected in...

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England’s Shakespeare (1939 Film)

Travelogue on places in and around Stratford-upon-Avon: the Tudor home of John Harvard, Shakespeare’s birthplace and school, New Place, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Warwick Castle, Kenilworth Castle, the...

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Gods and Idols

Date

27 Dec 2013, 12:38

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Why are stars often called ‘gods’ or ‘goddesses’? How was antiquity used to boost the image of the developing film industry and its stars? What does this historical association tell us about...

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Personalities in the News

Date released

30 Apr 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2104

NoS ID

043022

Story no

1 / 4

Forty four Bordeaux wine brewers [sic] gather before statue of Richard the Lionheart, who granted their ancient Order on his original charter.

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Roosevelt Memorial Plans

Date released

21 Nov 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

911A

NoS ID

014154

Story no

2 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt. DESCRIPTION: An appeal has been started for a Memorial to the late President Roosevelt. The statue will stand in Grosvenor Square close to...

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Contemporary Art Exhibition

Date released

3 Sep 1978

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2570

NoS ID

031185

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Contemporary Art. DESCRIPTION: At the Hayward Gallery in London we take a brief look at its latest exhibition, which is one of Contemporary Art. SHOTLIST: Statue of man outside gallery....

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Nuremberg - The Climax

Date released

3 Oct 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

904A

NoS ID

014082

Story no

9 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nuremberg - the Climax - (Nuremberg Trial). DESCRIPTION: In the pre-war years the city of Nuremberg was a centre for Nazi rallies, now it is mostly ruins. In the Court House the...

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Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage

Date released

6 Sep 1964

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

506

NoS ID

121556

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Here, near Westport in Ireland, life centres round a statue of Saint Patrick at the foot of the mountain where that patron saint climbed a precipitous path to spend forty days in fasting and...

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Thames Flood Alert

Date released

22 Jan 1978

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2538

NoS ID

031090

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thames Flood. DESCRIPTION: Gale force winds and high spring tides in the North Sea caused Thameside London to go on a full Flood Alert. SHOTLIST: GV Parliament. Angle Big Ben and statue...

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Carnival

Date released

25 Jun 1978

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2560

NoS ID

031159

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malta Carnival. DESCRIPTION: The varied and colourful floats of the Malta Carnival Parade wind their way through the streets of Valletta. The carnival draws many tourists to the small...

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