Title:MR CHURCHILL'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA [Main Title]
Film Number:COI 414
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Summary: A commercial newsreel compilation picture ("presented to the Prime Minister") of Churchill's visit to Washington and Ottawa in December '41 - January '42.
Description: WSC crosses the Atlantic on HMS Duke of York, accompanied by Chiefs of Staff and other aides. In Washington, he arrives at the Capitol and addresses Congress (excerpts from speech include "I might have got here on my own"... "what kind of a people do they think we are?" etc); a crowd outside listens to a broadcast of the speech, and Churchill greets them as he leaves. His consultations with Roosevelt are suggested by film of the 2 leaders posing together. (Reel 2) In Ottawa, he is met by W L Mackenzie King and an enthusiastic crowd; he addresses the Canadian House of Commons (excerpts include "We can play rough too"... "some chicken; some neck" etc). Light-hearted sequences show WSC presented with a fur hat by Canadian pressmen and wearing it to visit an RCAF station, and showing off his siren suit in the White House gardens. He returns to England by flying boat (himself taking controls, and breaking journey at Bermuda); met at Paddington Station by his wife and a huge crowd.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:COI 414
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Newsreel Association of Great Britain (Production sponsor)
British Movietone News (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Churchill, Clementine Ogilvy Spencer (person)
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person)
King, William L MacKenzie (person)
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (person)
Royal Canadian Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: delegations, British national - political (object name)
ships, British naval - battleship: Duke of York (object name)
Bermuda (geography)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (geography)
GB, England & London, W <Paddington Station> (geography)
USA & Washington, DC <Capitol> (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 1703 ft; Running time: 18 mins
