News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1684

Date Released

21 Apr 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Montgomery Visits Western Command
• 2. Fire and Tornado Havoc America
• 3. Home Made Car Makes the Grade
• 4. Heiress to the Throne - Mix to - Princess Elizabeth

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

On twenty-first birthday of future Queen we review her life from infancy to womanhood.

Keywords

Royalty; Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Newsreels

Locations

London; Scotland; Aldershot; Wales; England; Windsor; South Africa; Hampshire; Natal; Berkshire; Glamis; Braemar

Footage sources

British Movietone News
Paramount Library

Library number

16145

Length of story (in feet)

381

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Ephemera
• Shot List

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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