Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Henley Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
527
Date Released
10 Jul 1939
Date submitted
8 Jul 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Tientsin Blockade
  2. 2Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Their Majesties at the Royal Show
  3. 3Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Queen Mary Attends Garden Party
  4. 4Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Henley Finals
  5. 5Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Open Golf Title - (Described by Thomas Woodrooffe)
  6. 6Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Joe Louis on His Fight with Tony
  7. 7Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: AAA Championships
  8. *Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: The Duke and Duchess at Liverpool
  9. *Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Duke and Duchess of Kent at Birmingham

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Henley Regatta. DESCRIPTION: American rowers carry off many of the titles of Finals Day at Henley. SHOTLIST: Elevated river shot. The Duke of Kent is there, as are Lord and Lady Baldwin. Rain falls but the races are run just the same. The Grand Challenge Cup (won by Harvard), the Diamond Sculls (Burke wins from Verey), the Centenary Double Sculls (Beresford and Southwood dead heat with an Italian team) and the Thames Cup (won by Tabor Academy, who jump into the water from joy).
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Politics and government; Weather; Celebrations and festivals; Water sports
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37002
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
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