the Lyceum The film, made in Eng'and by He: bert Wilcox, is absolutely unimpeac! able in historical accuracy. and it. reproduction of authentic detail. When he consorja] ban, dating ba ior over 100 years, forbidding sta impersonations of any British ruler until a long period after his or her death, was annulled on June 21 1937, offeial ce-operation furnished the producer with materia! which was unobtainable from any other source, or ten years Wilcox had conte plated the making of this picture, On which intensive research had been directed for several months before the ban was lifted. On the very day the official decree expire he made announcement of the hi of the film. "Victoria the Great. and was therefore first in the field, much -to chagrin the of various zhowmen had who ped to anticipate him, suppl the ground: a, libraries ran shops. piet searched. Curiously e pired that the private dia due herself provided the colourful source of incident. worth noting that the screen fiat logue taken from the latter source is used verbatim. Contemporary records, letters and newspapers of the period contributed their quota to a first-hand reconstruction of the era. From the time-stained files of the mighty "Thunder the London Times, was derived the account of the Queen's Coronation Dav. which was closely followed ming that great event.
Exterior shots of famous buildings like Buckingham Palace, St.
Palace, Kensington Palace, Castle, Balmoral Castle. Westminster Abbey. the House of Commons and Convent Garden Opera House lend majesty end impressiveness to the picture, the in-feriers being studio sets, constructed with exact fidelity to the great mals through exclusive facilities granted by the authorities, Governmental aid again came in
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