The Duke of Marlborough Sells by Auction His Famous Herd of Pedigree Cattle at Blenheim Palace. The Famous Bull ‘Verwachting’ Sold for 1,000 Gns.

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1109
Date Released
7 Nov 1921
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Duke of Marlborough Sells by Auction His Famous Herd of Pedigree Cattle at Blenheim Palace. The Famous Bull ‘Verwachting’ Sold for 1,000 Gns.
  2. 2Washington Disarmament Conference. Mr Balfour, as Leader of the British Delegation, Leaves Liverpool for USA
  3. 3Lord Burnham Presents Fleetwood to the City. Title Deeds Received by Lord Mayor at Burnham Beeches (Bucks)
  4. 4Everybody’s Doing It. Airdevil Feats in USA Are Daily Becoming More Prevalent. [Subtitle]: Youthful Aviator (17 Years Old) Leaps from Auto to Plane
  5. 5General Smuts’ Welcome Home. The Famous Soldier-Statesman Transhipped to the ‘Kenilworth Castle’ from the Damaged ‘Saxon’

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Summary
FULL TITLE: The Duke of Marlborough Sells by Auction His Famous Herd of Pedigree Cattle at Blenheim Palace. The Famous Bull ‘Verwachting’ Sold for 1,000 Gns. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough with the Earl and Countess Abingdon and Their Guests. SHOTLIST: Blenheim Palace; Duke of Marlborough; with friend at auction; auction in progress; buyers seated round cattle ring; prize bull ‘Verwachting’ - Duke of Marlborough looking on. Duke and Duchess of Marlborough standing in group with the Earl and Countess Abingdon and other guests.
Researcher Comments
Newsfilm Online has footage at GR 5129A (1 min 12 secs) and GR 5129B (59 secs).
Keywords
Aristocracy; Business and commerce; Animals
Library number GR
5129
Length of story (in feet)
114
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