Film Record: Glengarry Topical News No 17

Identifier:

• 1160 (Source: North West Film Archive )

Date produced: 1934

Filmmaker(s):

Harold Preston

Sidney Preston

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:17:00

Length:

410 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Local newsreel - includes items on the 'New World Wonder Tunnel' in Merseyside, March 31st 1934; Manchester City football team is welcomed home after winning the FA cup at Wembley - includes scenes at North Edgeley Station and Piccadilly Square - A royal visit to Manchester and Liverpool, July 17th / 18th, 1934. King George V is greeted by large crowds as he opens the new Central Reference Library in Manchester and the new East Lancashire Road in Liverpool. The newsreel concludes with shots of Stockport’s floral tributes." (NWFA Online Archive)

Resources:

NWFA Online Database

Locations:

• Manchester, Lancashire, UK. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Recreation
•      Sports
• Europe
•      England

Genre:

• Documentary
• Newsreel

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

North West Film Archive

Video Link:

• nwfa.mmu.ac.uk

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