Defeated Liberal , Vera Florence Annie Woodhouse (Lady Terrington) and Major General Sir Alfred Knox, following announcement of his election as Member of Parliament for Wycombe, in the 1924 general election. Major General Sir Alfred Knox, wearing an outsize boutonniere is seen leaning out window of the Falcon Hotel,High Wycombe, England, as his supporters cheer him from below. Lady Terrington and supporters gathered on portico roof of Red Lion Hotel. She waves to her loyal supporters. Crowds cheering in a square, as Knox and Terrington appear at an open window and shake hands. Bobbies (policemen) escorting Lady Terrington through the crowd. Another contingent of policemen escort Major General Sir A. Knox. The newly elected MP, Major General Knox, smiles for the camera.
The film 'Churchill's Island' about Germany's successive attacks over England during World War II. British soldiers near artillery at a coast. Views of the British Channel. The soldiers observe through binoculars. A gun barrel. British soldiers prepare for their air raid protection. Soldiers atop a building observe through binoculars. Pedestrian traffic on a road. People on bicycles. British people work in ordnance factories. View of aircraft wheel folding into airplane under construction. View of bomb bay with bombs loaded opening on a plane under construction. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, speaks. A German railroad gun driven on a ramp. Shells in the railroad gun. German soldiers close their ears as the railroad guns hurl shells over the English Channel. Views of the railroad guns and explosions over the English Channel. An officer stands leaning against a wall and speaks. The wing of a taxiing German aircraft. Other aircraft in the background. German aircraft in flight. A British soldier holding a gun runs across a field. A British soldier on a motorbike. Soldiers stand on a tank. Two soldiers with artillery. Policemen get ready. They move out of a building on a motorbike. Policemen help people to move underground as an alarm rings. Officials in front of a map inside a hall.
Huge crowd at Grand national at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, England. A man sells tickets to people. Race started and after crossing a barrier, three jockeys with their horses fall. Spectators with binoculars see race. Nicolaus Silver comes in between crowd.
Rescue operations underway for crew of sunken submarine SMS Thetis (N25) at Liverpool Bay, England. Rescue fleet in the area and more boats approaching. Airplanes in flight over the Bay. Posters on wall at waiting area where families wait for news. Helicopter flies over rescue ships. Man demonstrates breathing apparatus and life jacket equipment like that available to the sailors on the stricken submarine. Picture of interiors of the submarine. Survivors being taken in a car. Wife of submarine commander speaks. Relatives of passengers aboard the submarine wait for news. A large ship anchored beside the partially submerged wreckage of the submarine.
Archaeologists discover the remains of the Roman city of Verulamium in St. Albans, England. Excavations being carried on at the ancient site of Verulamium. The archaeologists discover skeletons of animals and pottery specimens during the excavation. They look at the mosaic flooring discovered from the site.
Scene from filming of "Combat America" at RAF Polebrook in England. U.S. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress parked on an airbase. Several takes of AAF Gunner, Sergeant Posti, with belt of 50 caliber ammunition over his shoulder talking with Captain Clark Gable, standing near the plane.
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