Queen Of The Railways (1928)

Full titles: “Queen of the Railways - Mr. J. Bromley, M.P. crowns Miss Ena Best ...1928's Queen.“ Manchester. Various shots of Mr J Bromley placing a little crown / tiara on the head of Ena Best. She is sitting on a chair on a raised platform in a field, surrounded by other girls and a pageboy in white. Children in fancy dress parade before Ena and curtsey; one girl reads a speech to her. C/U of Ena - she is very pretty, with long hair rather than the fashionable bob of the time. Cuts follow that show Ena, uniformed men and crowds of spectators walking across the field. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin