The Royal Visit
MovieTitle | The Royal Visit |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Nov 18, 1939 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Frank Badgley |
Production country | Canada |
Production companies | ONF | NFB |
Run time | 87 min. |
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.