The Royal Visit
6.8
This feature documentary offers a complete record of the 1939 Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The film opens as the royal couple makes a stop in Québec city, where Premier Duplessis greets them. They then visit Montréal and meet mayor Camilien Houde. A visit to Ottawa brings them to Parliament, where Prime Minister MacKenzie King is present. The visit continues throughout Ontario, the prairies, and western Canada. The Royal couple also makes a brief stop in Washington and meets President Franklin Roosevelt. They then stop in on the Maritime provinces before boarding a Royal yacht for the journey back to England.
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King George VI of the United Kingdom
Himself
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Britain and the Blitz
The Coronation of King George VI
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Herself
Also in
World in Action
Royal Children
Frank Badgley
Rupert Lucas
Narrator
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Thoroughbred
R Collyer
J Booth Scott
John Bracken
John Bracken
Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Duplessis
Mitchell Hepburn
Mitchell Hepburn
Camillien Houde
Camillien Houde
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Ernest Lapointe
Ernest Lapointe
Frank Badgley Director
First release November 18, 1939 · Produced in Canada
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · November 18, 1939
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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