Glimpses of 1935 (1935)
(4 Images)
Glimpses of 1935 (1935). Credit: Courtesy of BFI National Archive. Photographs by Barbara Flueckiger.
Dufaycolor reversal film.
“Titles and credits (0.08) Scenes from George V’s Silver Jubilee procession, with crowds lining the streets. Buckingham Palace in background with crowd in foreground behind guardsmen. Band marches l-r. Open carriage comes through gates, towards camera then crosses l-r followed by horse guards. (0.28) CU of closed carriage with heavy ornamentation l-r (0.44) Followed by another open carriage. (0.54) Camera view from high up, looking down on street with white buildings in background. Pans l-r along buildings. (0.59) Procession comes towards camera down street (1.06) Procession r-l in front of Buckingham Palace (?). (1.11) CU open carriage r-l with King George V and Queen Mary in it. Camera pans left, following the carriage.(1.40) Guards, band on horseback and tartan guard march l-r (1.57) Race track, horses at far end gallop towards camera. (1.58) Men altering a display board. At top board says Windsor Castle Stakes. (2.00) Stalls (2.02) Well dressed men (in top hats) and women come through a gate. (2.07) Bi-plane (2 engines, with large white Y on it’s side in front of the wing, and a red dot behind) flies r-l, ascending. (2.17) Three RAF planes fly r-l ascending. (2.25) Signal flags flying in the fore ground, largely obscuring a boat in the background. (2.31) Two large ships filmed from stern. One in mid ground has one funnel (red below, black top). One in back ground has two funnels. Both have bunting from masts. Small boat in foreground. (2.39) (Shotlist)” (BFI catalogue)