Canadian Parliament Opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
296
Date Released
4 Feb 1935
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Parliament Opened. DESCRIPTION: The Governor General, Lord Bessborough, opens a new session of Parliament. SHOTLIST: Shot of the marchpast of the military wearing busbies. They are marching in snow. Shot of crowd watching with the driving snow powdering them. Princess Louise’s Dragoons arrive to escort Lord Bessborough. Lord Bessborough takes the salute and walks into Government House.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Weather; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3433
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Canadian Parliament Opened', British Movietone News Issue No. 296, 4 Feb 1935. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/5363 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)