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His Majesty Opens Royal Tournament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
259
Date Released
21 May 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Prince Visits Scene of His Investiture
  2. 2US-To-Rome Flyers Are Down in Ireland
  3. 3Woodfull Appeals for Empire Buying
  4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is British champion Len Harvey in training at Windsor for fight with Petersen
  5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Whipsnade - The King of Beasts
  6. 6Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Manchukuo - Drive on Bandits
  7. 7Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Le Bourget - World’s biggest air liner
  8. 8His Majesty Opens Royal Tournament

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HM Opens Royal Tournament. DESCRIPTION: The King visits Olympia to inaugurate magnificent annual spectacle given by fighting services. SHOTLIST: Shot of the King standing on steps and saluting. He and other officers make an inspection. Shots of the navy diving down ropes. Shot of the Royal Horse Artillery entering the arena. The teams canter round with the gun carriages towed behind.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Navy; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2917
Length of story (in feet)
93
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