Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Emperor Returns to Abyssinia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
610
Date Released
10 Feb 1941
Date submitted
8 Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: All Aid to Britain Says Roosevelt
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wilkie Concludes His Tour
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How the Railways Are Carrying On
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Corvettes - U-Boats Latest Menace
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Attack is Motto of Our New Army
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Emperor Returns to Abyssinia

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Haile Selassie. DESCRIPTION: Haile Selassie flew into a specially built landing strip on the Sudan-Abyssinia frontier. With him was his uncle the famous warrior Ras Kassa. SHOTLIST: Haile Selassie lands and makes his way, with his officers, to a prepared clearing, where a message is read from the Officer Commanding troops in the Sudan. Afterwards his son, the Duke of Harar, photographs him hoisting his standard. There is a march past. With him is his uncle Ras Kassa.
Keywords
Royalty; Mass media; Aviation; Communications; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
40360
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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