Royal Journey
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A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951. Stops on the royal tour include Québec City, the National War Memorial in Ottawa, the Trenton Air Force Base in Toronto, a performance of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Regina and visits to Calgary and Edmonton. The royal train crosses the Rockies and makes stops in several small towns. The royal couple boards HMCS Crusader in Vancouver and watches Native dances in Thunderbird Park, Victoria. They are then welcomed to the United States by President Truman. The remainder of the journey includes visits to Montreal, the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, a steel mill in Sydney, Nova Scotia and Portugal Cove, Newfoundland.
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Cast
12 people
Maurice Duplessis
Self
Elwood Glover
Self
Tom Daly
Leslie McFarlane
David Bairstow
Camillien Houde
Self
Roger Blais
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip
Also in
World in Action
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self
Also in
ITV Exposure
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
Gudrun Parker
Harry S. Truman
Self
Also in
Assignment in Korea
Louis St Laurent
Louis St. Laurent
David Bairstow Director · Roger Blais Director Gudrun Parker Director
Budget $88K · United States release January 2, 1951 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$88,000
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 2, 1951
Theatrical
Canada · January 1, 1952
Theatrical
Australia
February 15, 1952
Denmark
April 9, 1952
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