Regal Cavalcade

Plot

His Hollywood career a thing of the past, director Herbert Brenon returned to his native England in 1934, where he continued making films until his retirement in 1940. Brenon's first project upon his arrival in London was the feature-length documentary Royal Cavalcade. Covering a 25-year period, the film is an encapsulation of the comings and goings of the British empire since the 1910 coronation of King George V. The highlights, drawn from the newsreel files of several English and European archives, include Captain Scott's arrival at the South Pole (and the tragic aftermath), the First World War, the Roaring 20s, and the Depression. Of special interest to show-biz buffs is the footage of the first Royal Command Performance at the Palace in 1911, featuring such matchless performers as Anna Pavlova and George Robey. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Pearl Argyle - Anna Pavlova; Iris Ashley; Hermione Baddeley - Barmaid; Margaret Bannerman; Jane Baxter - Girl; Bertha Belmore - Schoolmistress; Elaine Benson - Child; Wallace Bosco - MP; James Carew - Tourist; Antoinette Cellier - Marjorie Wilkinson; D.A. Clarke-Smith; Leonora Corbett - Nurse; Annie Esmond - Lady; C.V. France - Father; Reginald Gardiner - Conductor; Basil Gill - Bishop; Mary Glynne - Waitress; Carol Goodner; Fred Groves - Soldier; Robert Hale; C.M. Hallard - Winston Churchill; Jimmy Hanley - Newsboy; Seymour Hicks; Gyles Isham; Judy Kelly; Patric Knowles - Officer; Olga Lindo - Tourist; Sam Livesey; Frederick Lloyd - Neighbor; Marie Lohr - Mother; Arthur Margetson - Officer; Aileen Marson - Lady; Gus McNaughton - Workman; Clifford Mollison - Customer; Henry Mollison; Diana Napier - Actress; Owen Nares - Gentleman; Charles Paton - Taxi Driver; Vera Pearce; Esme Percy - Lloyd George; Ellen Pollock - Wife; Renee Ray; John H. Roberts - Drinker; H. Saxon-Snell - Sir Edward Grey; Athene Seyler - Elizabeth I; Craighall Sherry - Chancellor; Ronald Shiner - Soldier; Jonathan Singer - Boy; John Stuart - Explorer; Austin Trevor - Capt. Oates; Amy Veness - Suffragette; Jerry Verno - Taxpayer; Frank Vosper - Capt. Robert Falcon Scott; C. Denier Warren - Smith; Ben Welden - Businessman; Arthur Wontner; John Mills - Boy; Reginald Purdell - Listener; Dorothy Bouchier; Ellaline Terriss - Wife; Gene Gerrard - Passenger; Matheson Lang - Henry V; Renee Macready - Landgirl; Syd Walker - Doorman; W.H. Berry - Bob; Jimmy Godden - Harry; George Graves - Old Bill; Robert Nainby - Drinker; Ivan Samson - Man; Billy Caryll - Agent; Jack Judge; Hilda Mundy - Girl; Constance Shotter

Credit

Edward Chapman - Commentary, D.A. Clarke-Smith - Commentary, Roy Russell - Commentary, Thomas Bentley - Director, Herbert Brenon - Director, W.P. Kellino - Director, Norman Lee - Director, Walter Summers - Director, Marcel Varnel - Director, Jack Cox - Cinematographer, Philip Grindrod - Cinematographer, Bryan Langley - Cinematographer, Horace Wheddon - Cinematographer, Leslie Rowson - Cinematographer, Jack Martin - Production Manager, David Horne - Producer, Walter Mycroft - Producer, John R. Sloan - Producer, Roy Goddard - Producer, Frank Mills - Producer, Eric Maschwitz - Screen Story, Val Gielgud - Screenwriter, Marjorie Deans - Screenwriter, Holt Marvell - Screenwriter, Val Gielgud - Short Story Author

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