50th Anniversary Of Pathe News (1961)

Unissued / unused material. Montage of library footage to mark 50th anniversary of Pathe News. Events take place in variety of locations. Sound is intermittent throughout. Pathe Gazette title with cockerel. Various shots representing ocean liner “Titanic“ on maiden voyage in 1912 (misleading - ship is almost certainly “Olympic“). Various shots of coronation procession of King George V in 1911. Various shots showing signing of peace treaty in Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in 1919. Various shots showing beginning of television - a woman speaks into a microphone in front of a television camera. Various shots launching ocean liner “Queen Mary“ in 1934. Queen Mary gives a speech (natural sound). Various shots showing coronation of King George VI at Westminster Abbey in 1937. Various shots showing scuttling of warship “Graf Spee“ off Montevideo, Uruguay in 1940. Various shots of Japanese raid on Pearl Harbour in 1941 (this appears to be captured Japanese film - lots of shots of Japanese p