Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Iraq’s Young King

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
527A
Date Released
13 Jul 1939
Date submitted
7 Jul 1939
Date submitted
10 Jul 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: The King Goes to Greenwich
  2. 2Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: The Duchess of Kent Renames Cruiser
  3. 3Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Fleet at San Francisco
  4. 4Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Canada’s Day at World’s Fair
  5. 5Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Aviation Meeting at Brussels
  6. 6Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Polish Ambassador Flies to Britain
  7. 7Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Iraq’s Young King
  8. 8Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Never Too Young to Graduate
  9. 9Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Pamplona Back to Normal
  10. 10Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Boxing Under Water (Described by Thomas Woodrooffe)
  11. *Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Lord Mayor of London Pays a Visit to Harrogate

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boy King of Iraq. DESCRIPTION: Four year old King Feisal II poses for the cameras. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Boy King Feisal II at home. First in mufti and then in uniform. A man is with him, who is presumed to be Abdul Illah, the regent.
Keywords
Royalty; Children
Footage sources
Baghdad
Card file number
37003
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
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