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THE CRISIS

The Crisis (1931)

Shots of Stanley Baldwin speaking from behind a desk - sadly mute.

THE LATE WILL CROOKS

The Late Will Crooks (1921)

We are shown a shot of the Labour M.P. Will Crooks as he stands in a crowd...

GEORGE LANSBURY OPENS DENTAL CLINIC

George Lansbury Opens Dental Clinic (1936)

Lansbury opens the National Hospital for Dentures.

VIP OFF PLANE - MARCH PAST

Vip Off Plane - March Past (1945)

Politician climbs out of plane.

VIP OFF PLANE - MARCH PAST

Vip Off Plane - March Past (1945)

Politician climbing out of aircraft at airbase.

MINISTER VISITING TROOPS

Minister Visiting Troops (1944)

Unknown Minister visits army headquarters.

10 DOWNING STREET: MINISTERS

10 Downing Street: Ministers (1947)

Ministers arrive for Cabinet meeting. Downing Street, London.

 

 

CHANCELLOR MAUDLING AT DESK

Chancellor Maudling At Desk (1963)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Reginald Maudling working on new...

 FRENCH MEETING

French Meeting (1930-1939)

Various dark shots of diplomatic meeting - very poor film.

FRENCH GOVERNMENT CRISIS

French Government Crisis (1946)

French politicians arriving and leaving Chamber of Deputies.

CU GENERAL DAWES PARIS

Cu General Dawes Paris (1924)

Close up shot of General Charles Dawes in Paris, France.

FRENCH PIEERE POUJADE HOLDS MEETING

French Pieere Poujade Holds Meeting (1956)

Pieere Poujade gives speech at rally.

Eva Peron

Eva Peron (1919-1952)

EDEN AT MEETING IN BERLIN

Eden At Meeting In Berlin

British politician Anthony Eden attends pre war meeting in Berlin.

LIKE A PAGE FROM THE PAST

Like A Page From The Past (1923)

Heralds wearing medieval costume summon Peers to Scottish Parliament...

2 MAGNIFICENT ROADS

2 Magnificent Roads (1924)

The Minister of Transport opens two new roads between Newcastle and...

MINIATURE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY

Miniature League Assembly (1925)

Students from Oxford University hold their own Annual Congress and...

MINIATURE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY YELLOW TINT

Miniature League Assembly Yellow Tint (1925)

Yellow tinted version of Oxford University students...

FRANCE'S

France's "In And Out" Cabinet (1930)

Footage of French Premier Camille Chautemps and his Cabinet -...

NEW FRENCH CABINET

New French Cabinet (1925)

M. Painleve and his ministers take office in Paris and face difficult times...

NEW US ENVOY TO GERMANY

New Us Envoy To Germany (1939)

The new American envoy to Germany speaks to the cameras.

UNKNOWN MAN AT DESK MEETS OTHERS aka STANLEY BALDWIN

Unknown Man At Desk Meets Others AKA Stanley Baldwin (1937)

Shots of Prime Minister Stanley...

ERNEST BEVIN

Ernest Bevin (1947)

Shots of British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin sat at his desk writing.

CIGARETTES ON SALE

Cigarettes On Sale (1947)

Crowds clamour to buy cheap cigarettes on sale in pub.

LANIEL MEETS THE ASSEMBLY

Laniel Meets The Assembly (1950)

Laniel French Prime Minister speaking to National Assembly.

 HAROLD MACMILLAN

Harold Macmillan (1956)

Shots of Harold MacMillan sits at desk.

LONDON

London (1910)

Important-looking men arrive at a London building and brief shots of start of a street...

ROY JENKINS IS NEW CHANCELLOR

Roy Jenkins Is New Chancellor (1967)

Roy Jenkins is appointed as new Chancellor of the Exchequer.

NORTHERN IRELAND PARLIAMENT

Northern Ireland Parliament (1920)

Politicians from Northern Ireland Parliament in Belfast.

CONFERENCE

Conference (1914-1918)

Photographer takes pictures of men coming out of conference building.

BUDGET SPEECH

Budget Speech (1947)

Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer makes his budget speech.

STANLEY BALDWIN

Stanley Baldwin (1910-1919)

Footage of the Conservative politician Stanley Baldwin.

GEORGE LANSBURY

George Lansbury (1920-1929)

Footage of MP George Lansbury digging hole / making speech.

RAMSAY MACDONALD

Ramsay Macdonald (1920-1929)

Footage of the Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald talking man in street.

MINISTER SCELBA AT SYRACUSE

Minister Scelba At Syracuse (1948)

Minister gives speech in front of large crowd.

MEN MEETING RE: 'BRITANNIA'

Men Meeting Re: 'britannia' (1910-1920)

Item showing a government meeting.

STRESEMANN - 1923

Stresemann - 1923 (1923)

Close up shot of Stresemann.

A DICTATOR FOR GERMANY?

A Dictator For Germany? (1930)

General elections in Germany see people out in the streets campaigning.

SIR SAMUEL HOARE

Sir Samuel Hoare (1935)

British Politician Sir Samuel Hoare on a railway platform.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS & CUTS

League Of Nations & Cuts (1926)

Opening meeting of seventh League of Nations Assembly in Geneva.

OUR LATEST - MOTOR LIFEBOAT

Our Latest - Motor Lifeboat (1929)

Members of the House of Commons inspect new motor lifeboat on the...

SIR PHILIP DAWSON

Sir Philip Dawson (1921)

Sir Phillip Dawson emerges and poses for the camera after being elected a new...

BONAR LAW aka ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE NEWS

Bonar Law AKA Always First With The News (1922)

Picture of Mr Bonar Law and his Cabinet seated...

LATEST MODEL LIFEBOAT

Latest Model Lifeboat (1923)

Members of Parliament take a trip on the latest lifeboat on the Thames at...

LABOUR LADY MP

Labour Lady MP (1923)

A shot of the Countess of Warwick who is Labour candidate for Warwick and...

DOMINION PREMIERS

Dominion Premiers (1923)

Four Dominion Premiers stand and watch naval pageant in Spithead, Hampshire.

LADY ASTOR

Lady Astor (1923)

Lady Astor, first lady M.P., campaigns for re-election in Plymouth, Devon.

THE FLIGHT THAT FAILED

The Flight That Failed (1929)

The R-101's take-off is delayed due to bad weather, Cardington,...

MP'S HAVE A GOOD LUNCH... BUT NO LUNCH

MP's Have A Good Lunch... But No Lunch (1929)

Politicians board the R-101 for lunch, Cardington,...

THE ROAD PULLMAN

The Road Pullman (1930)

M.P. Ellen Wilkinson inaugurates new coach service from London to Liverpool.