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1937 ROYAL: Prices rocket in Coronation seat racket
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1:49Now PlayingDate: 1st March 1937
Location: LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Prices rocket in Coronation seat racket
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General view through arch showing Houses of Parliament
Angle shot network of steel bars supporting stands
Angle shot boarded statue
Men working
Swing shot from Houses of Parliament to Westminster Abbey
Semi view pan up Westminster Abbey towers from new entrance
Pencil pointing at picture of finished doorway
Shot of stands in Hyde Park
Long view stands obscuring Hotels in Park Lane
Newspaper headline reading 'Visitors for Coronation threaten to swamp London'
General view of Dorchester Hotel
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Mr. Hugh Wontner (Secretary of the Coronation Committee) interview SOT
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General view of suburban houses
Woman beating carpet
Polishing letter box
Woman cleaning window
Plan of coronation route
Top view of Exford Street
Various shots of shop windows & panning up to top of building showing the various prices for the hire of window for Coronation
Man standing outside shop
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Man speaking SOT
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