We Want You To Be Ready For The King (1924)

Wembley, London. Title: “WE WANT YOU TO BE READY FOR THE KING. Mr. J. H. Thomas appeals to . Workers who are now going ’full speed ahead’.“ Panning shot over the heads of a densely packed crowd of striking workers from the British Empire Exhibition construction site, in the foreground a man in a trilby - Mr. Thomas? - gives a passionate speech. C/U of Mr. Thomas speaking. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.