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Short 18 minute film about QM and her last Transatlantic voyage from New York to Southampton. Joan Crawford makes an appearance and also narrates the first part of the film.
Top billed cast
Joan CrawfordSelf/Narrator
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)- John BrabanSelf/Narrator
- Christina CrawfordSelf
- John Treasure JonesSelf-Captain
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