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The Royal Visit = La Visite de Nos Souverains

Item number (ISN):

22721

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1939-05-17/1939-06-15

Item number (ISN):

22721

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CARRIÈRE, Marcel

Accession:

1969-0036

Media:

Film

Original title:

The Royal Visit

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1939-05-17/1939-06-15

Production company:

Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

Production credit:

director/producer, Frank C. Badgley; scenario/editing, Frank C. Badgley; J. Booth Scott; R. Collyer; music, Howard Fogg; narrator, Rupert Lucas

Description:

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The visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada in 1939.~Part 1 of the film includes their visit to Quebec City with sequences on their arrival; a visit to the Legislature; a speech by Maurice Duplessis; and luncheon at the Chateau Frontenac. Prime Minister the Right Honourable W.L. Mackenzie King delivers a speech to which King George replies in French and English. Shots of crowds in the streets and a visit to the Battlefield Park. Shots of the royal visitors being welcomed by a crowd in Trois-Rivières. In Montreal, the King and Queen are greeted by crowds at the station and by the mayor at City Hall. Shots of Notre-Dame, Dominion Square, and the Old City. Sequence on the banquet at the Windsor Hotel. Arriving in Ottawa, the royal visitors are driven down Island Park Drive, around Confederation Square, and down Sussex Drive to Government House. At the Parliament Buildings the King gives royal assent to legislation and witnesses the Trooping of the Colours in honour of his official birthday of May 20th.~Part 2 of the film includes the King laying the cornerstone for the Supreme Court Building and unveiling the National War Memorial in Confederation Square. In Toronto, the King and Queen are welcomed by Mayor Ralph Day as crowds stand by. Premier Mitchell Hepburn is on hand at the Provincial Legislature to welcome them. A presentation of colours is held at the University of Toronto. The royal visitors stop at Christie Street Hospital for a chat with veterans. The Queen's Plate is run at Woodbine Racetrack on May 22nd. Out west, King George and Queen Elizabeth drive through Winnipeg streets and visit the Manitoba Legislature. Glimpses are shown of the prairies and the Rockies on the way to British Columbia.~Part 3 of the film includes the King and Queen arriving in Vancouver, after a visit to Jasper, and being welcomed by the mayor. They drive through the city and over Lion's Gate Bridge and take the boat to Vancouver Island and Victoria. After their welcome there, the King presents colours and he and the Queen return to Vancouver. They travel across the prairies by train and pass through the Lakehead; Sudbury, visiting the mines there; Kitchener; Stratford; Windsor; London; Woodstock; Brantford; Hamilton; St. Catherines; and Niagara Falls. The royal couple visit the United States. They are greeted in Washington DC by President Roosevelt and are driven down Pennsylvania Avenue. In New York they visit the 1939 New York World's Fair, and visit the Canadian Pavilion there. On their return to Canada they visit the Maritime provinces and leave for home. <85mn 41s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. The running time is based on the measured length of the archives' master print.~2. Presented in cooperation with Associated Screen News Ltd.~3. Message following main title and credits: "All organizations associated with the production, presentation, and distribution of this film are donating their receipts to the Canadian Red Cross".~4. Crown copyright over 50 years - copyright expired.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

35703

Format:

FILM

Location number:

CFI-1530/H1
CFI-1530/H2
CFI-1530/H3

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Max. shrinkage:

1%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

41216

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

13-0397
13-0398

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

2

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

197401

Format:

FILM

Location number:

CFI-V4-10

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

197405

Format:

FILM

Location number:

CFI-V4-11/2
CFI-V4-11/3

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

365217

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2001-11-0036

Number of items:

1

Duration:

20:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

861113

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

22721.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

84:36

Made from:

CFI-1530/H1
CFI-1530/H2
CFI-1530/H3

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

861114

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

22721.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

84:36

Made from:

CFI-1530/H1
CFI-1530/H2
CFI-1530/H3

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

977236

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2001-10-0067

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

CFI-1530-H
CFI-V1-1
8006-0250

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1019733

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

22721-001.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

84:36

Made from:

CFI-1530/H1
CFI-1530/H2
CFI-1530/H3

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1019738

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

22721-001.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

84:36

Made from:

22721-001.MOV

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1039809

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2001-10-0025

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2001-11-0036
V1 2001-10-0025

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with written permission of Marcel Carrière

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