STK-ID 22580

MS of royal train arriving in Sudbury, Ontario, moving towards camera. MS of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth consort being acclaimed by crowd. FOLLOW MS of royal couple wearing miner's clothing on their way to visit mine. Sequence on welcoming ceremonies for royal couple in Guelph, Kitchener and Stratford, showing shots of crowds cheering, train entering station, royal couple signing register, waving to crowd from rear of train, crowd waving back (filmed from moving train), King and Queen being welcomed by dignitaries. Night sequence in Windsor showing LS of royal couple on dais being acclaimed by crowd, MS of Mayor David Croll presenting address in ribboned roll to King George VI, MLS of royal train leaving station, crowd waving in foreground. MS of royal couple getting off train in London. MLS of band playing and MLSs of King inspecting detachment of Royal Canadian Regiment. More shots of similar welcoming ceremonies in Woodstock, Brantford, Hamilton and Saint Catharines. Very high HASs of Niagara Falls, TILT DOWN to huge crowd, including shots of welcoming ceremony for royal couple.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
The Royal Visit / La Visite royale
Location
Saint Catharines, Niagara Falls (Waterfall), London (Ontario), Guelph, Kitchener, Hamilton, Windsor (Ontario), Brantford
Year
1939
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
1280 x 720