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Universal Newsreel · Volume 9, Release 563 · May 18, 1937 · Story 1

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    The Coronation! See

    The Archbishop Place the Crown Upon the Monarch’s Head!

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The Coronation! See (Universal Newsreel, May 1937)

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The original release sheet reads: 1. THE CORONATION! SEE The Archbishop Place the Crown Upon the Monarch’s Head! Tremendous Throngs at World’s Greatest Pageant! Britain’s Peers in Glamorous Array! Premiers of the World-Wide Empire! The Members of the Royal Family! The Gilded Coach of State in its Triumphal Procession! The Galaxy of Glittering Military Uniforms in the Big Parade! Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and Famed Landmarks! THE WHOLE GLORIOUS CEREMONY! SEE The Actual Rites in the Historic Westminster Abbey! The Terrific National Enthusiasm for the New Sovereigns! Thousands of Troops, Mounted and on Foot! Scores of Bands, Playing Martial Music! The Brilliant Uniforms of Envoys from Foreign Nations! The Age-Old Trappings of British Royalty! EVERY ANGLE OF THE BIG SHOW!

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MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

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Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library

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1937-05-18
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