WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET 360-2 (French version, fragment) [Main Title]

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  • Title: WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET 360-2 (French version, fragment) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 674c
  • Other titles: PICTORIAL NEWS (OFFICIAL) 360-2 (French version, fragment) [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: I. French language version of a newsreel item on King George V reviewing an aerodrome in Britain, July 1918. II. French language version of a newsreel item on King George V reviewing Army cadets at Woolwich, July 1918. III. French language version of a newsreel item on the King and Queen of Belgium visiting the US 6th Battle Squadron and British Grand Fleet, Firth of Forth, June 1918. IV. French language version of a newsreel item on vegetables being grown in Buckingham Palace gardens, London, July 1918. V. French language version of a newsreel item on members of FANY being decorated by King George V in the rear courtyard of Buckingham Palace, watched by convalescent soldiers and some Indians, July 1918.
  • Description: The King is escorted round the base by RAF officers. A groundcrew party hauls down a barrage balloon as he watches. Two other barrage balloons are seen floating side by side in the sky. The King leaves by car. The cadets march past while the King takes the salute. He then leaves the parade ground. (Note the local journalist taking notes.) The King and Queen come up the gangplank onto USS New York. Its ship's company is drawn up on the deck. A pan over the length of the New York from a small boat alongside. The King and Queen board HMS Queen Elizabeth. The King salutes the quarterdeck, and talks with Admiral Sir David Beatty. The royal party is throughout in long shot. The royal gardeners harvest turnips, which have been grown on the lawns and path verges, as part of the food economy drive. (Note the press photographer at work.)
  • Alternative Title: PICTORIAL NEWS (OFFICIAL) 360-2 (French version, fragment) [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 674c
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-07-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: George V, King (person) George V, King (person) Albert I, King of Belgium (person) Elisabeth, Queen of Belgium (person) Beatty, David Richard (person) George V, King (person) Royal Air Force (regiment/service) British Army, cadets (regiment/service) United States Navy, NEW YORK (USS), battleship (1912) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service) British Army (regiment/service) Indian Army (regiment/service) British Army, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: delegations, British national - state (object name) aircraft, British - balloon: barrage balloon (object name) delegations, British national - state (object name) journalism and record, British - press (object name) delegations, Belgian international - state (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth (object name) ships, United States naval - battleship: New York (object name) agriculture, British - arable (object name) journalism and record, British - photographer (object name) propaganda, British - practical (object name) ceremonies, British - state: investiture (object name) buildings, British - institutional: Buckingham Palace (object name) 31/3(41) (event) 31/3(41) (event) 12/3(261.2).8 (event) 31/3(41) (event) 31/3(41) (event) GB, England (geography) GB, England & London, SE <Woolwich> (geography) GB, Scotland & Firth of Forth (geography) GB, England & London, SW <Buckingham Palace> (geography) GB, England & London, SW <Buckingham Palace> (geography) (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: French
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 276 ft; Running time: 5 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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