Five Reigns Reel 6 (1930-1939)

Material assembled for an uncompleted documentary probably put together in the late 1940s. Sound is intermittent throughout. There is no complete shot listing - please let Pathe know if you spot something we have missed. NB: reels have been transferred to digi in an incorrect order. Reel 5 follows reel 6. This reel covers events in the 1930s. Commander Byrd returns from his trip to the South Pole. Parades and celebrations. A woman wins shooting competition at Bisley - Mrs Muriel Foster. She is carried through the streets sitting in a chair (this is a tradition for the winner of the King’s Prize). Sequence showing R 101 in flight then shots of the wreckage. The liner Empress of Scotland - is seen on fire. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Kent are seen in Buenos Aires. Large crowds are there to greet them. Around the World Flight - aviators are Harold Gatty and Wiley Post. Gandhi arrives somewhere by plane. Sir Thomas Lipton . Lindbergh baby? Opening of Sydney Bridge, Australia - man o