Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: France Gets a Frozen Christmas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
917A
Date Released
2 Jan 1947
Date submitted
23 Dec 1946
Date submitted
30 Dec 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Still a Champion at 76
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Infant Prodigy of the Keys
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Wrestling Drama
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: France Gets a Frozen Christmas
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Henn Quads
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: An Englishman Looks at 1947

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: White Christmas for France. DESCRIPTION: Much of Northern France was frozen over and skating took place on the canal in the park at Versailles. SHOTLIST: KS Frozen canals. Canals frozen at Estrain and Donai. Craft cracking the ice as it passes through. Picturesque shots of frozen waterfalls. People skating on frozen pools, in the park of Versailles. Youngsters being held up, woman wheels pram across frozen pool. Children skating, also girl dancing. Children falling over on ice. Dog runs across ice and tries to stop suddenly.
Keywords
Sport; Weather
Footage sources
France
Card file number
47950
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
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