Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Calm in Colourful Morocco

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
709A
Date Released
7 Jan 1943
Date submitted
1 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Aussies Clear New Guinea
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Calm in Colourful Morocco
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Women Work Wonders a Movietone Newsical Devised and Edited by Charles Ridley

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Calm in Colourful Morocco. DESCRIPTION: A military review in French Morocco and at Rabat a big ceremony on the occasion of the "Feast of the Lamb". SHOTLIST: Cut Story - Aerial view of US troops marching through streets. MS of General Keyes. Tanks at speed through street, these are Stewarts, various angles and into camera. Baltimores fly low over tanks and soldiers marching through streets. Native troops and band march onto parade (outside Palace) at Rabat. Crowd shots. Water-seller does good trade. Pony cart out of Palace with Prince Moulay Abdullah [sic] (7 years). He gets out of same, out of camera. General Nogues and Patton walk towards camera. (Palace in background) General Nogues with two Princes. Sultan Sidi Mohommed on horseback (which charger) from Palace. Two escorts wave towels to keep off flies. MS of Sultan. Horses and carriages given to Sultan. Chief Tribesmen bow to Sultan pushed away by officials. Tribesmen on horseback, charging over parade-ground, firing rifles.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Foreign relations; Business and commerce; Horses; Ceremonies; Colonialism; Safety devices; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Universal
Card file number
43236
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 94 times.