A Model President 1946

Star Item

Description

Full title reads: "A MODEL PRESIDENT".

Belgium?

Close up shot of Mr Spaak of Belgium, first President of the UNO. Yugoslav sculptor Olam Nemon modelling bust of Mr Spaak. Mr Spaak posing. Several profile shots of Mr Spaak showing his resemblance to Churchill.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45001
Sort Number:
46/009
Time in/Out:
01:01:35:00 / 01:02:14:00
Canister:
46/9
Film ID:
1374.02
Issue Date:

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
British And French Sports

British And French Sports

Britain wins he athletic duel against France in Paris.

Their Majesties Tour Continued - Ottawa

Their Majesties Tour Continued - Ottawa

Footage of King George the VI and the Queen in Ottawa in Canada.

South Africa Marches On

South Africa Marches On

South African troops leave for North Africa, General Smuts and their families say goodbye.

Jolly Poly Students (& Cuts)

Jolly Poly Students (& Cuts)

Students' fancy dress parade through West End to raise money for extension scheme.

Boy And King - But Most - Boy! (Aka Boy And King - But Mostly Boy)

Boy And King - But Most - Boy! (Aka Boy And King - But Mostly Boy)

King Michael of Rumania sees his first circus.

Nelson's Cubs - Greenhithe

Nelson's Cubs - Greenhithe

Group of Naval Cadets visit sailors on board a Royal Navy battleship.

Grasmere Sports

Grasmere Sports

Footage of the Grasmere cross country run in Cumbria.

Ballet Mistress Weds

Ballet Mistress Weds

Oxford ballet teacher and Britain's Olympic record breaking hurdler Maureen Gardner weds.

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911