Britain's Queen (Universal Newsreel, Feb 1952)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. BRITAIN'S QUEEN - Britain hails its new queen Elizabeth II as she returns hurriedly from Africa, following the sudden death of her father King George VI. She is greeted by members of her family and cabinet ministers and finds a city in mourning for the monarch, who, in his seventeen-year reign gained the affection and devotion of his subjects throughout the world. 2. TUNISIAN REVOLT: TUNIS - Martial law is clamped on the French protectorate of Tunisia, following nationalist riots in which three police and a French Colonel were killed. Their funerals are the occasion for mourning in the French North African capital. 3A/B. BULL TOSSING: VENEZUELA - Down Caracas way the caballeros give bull throwing a new twist. That is the bull's tail gets the twist. Horsemen catch up with him and before he knows it brother bull is going backward. / GERMAN SKIERS: GERMANY - The cream of Germany's skiers display their prowess on the famous slopes of Garmisch. They compete for a berth that will take them to the Olympics in Oslo.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library