Rehearsing For Royal Tournament 1947

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Olympia, London. Rehearsals for the Royal Tournament.

LS Troops marching in uniform.

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LS and MS Guards marching in set formation, holding their bodies stiff like Toy Soldiers. (Spacing in between shot changes)

LS Scots...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
66561
Sort Number:
UN 1741 J
Time in/Out:
01:20:35:00 / 01:24:52:00
Canister:
UN 1741 J
Film ID:
2377.11
Issue Date:
1947

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