Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cambodia Celebrates with a Boat Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
862A
Date Released
13 Dec 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cambodia Celebrates with a Boat Race
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wastage of War
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Her Majesty Honours Land Army
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Waterloo Bridge Officially Opened
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Nuremberg Highlights
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "A Woman’s Job"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Festival - Cambodia. DESCRIPTION: Representatives of the British Services watched the Water Festival, an annual celebration in Cambodia. SHOTLIST: GV floating palace. Members of British forces walk along street and watch water festival. Natives on banks - canoes, manning about 40, speeding along river - shouting their compliments and complaints to their King. Canoes racing.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Customs and traditions; Military
Locations
Phnom Penh
Footage sources
Universal
Card file number
46289
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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