Selected Original - New House Of Commons 1950

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Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out takes, rushes) for story "The House Returns" - 50/87.

Similar to newsreel story. Various shots of King George VI at top of stairs in Westminster Hall giving speech. He talks about the destruction of the hall and its rebuilding (natural sound)....

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48752
Sort Number:
50/087 G
Time in/Out:
01:09:33:00 / 01:16:19:00
Canister:
50/87 G (Selected Originals)
Film ID:
1496.02
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