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Festivity: Description by Leslie Mitchell

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
392A
Date Released
10 Dec 1936
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: Tokyo’s new Diet building
  2. 2Reports: Knights of the Thistle
  3. 3Reports: Snow in Season
  4. 4Reports: Fire out of season
  5. 5Reports: Dutch Air Liner crash tragedy
  6. 6Crisis
  7. 7Festivity: Description by Leslie Mitchell
  8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - Congratulations on team for winning test
  9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Skating - Cecilia Colledge in Berlin
  10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Varsity Rugger - Oxford v Cambridge at Twickenham
  11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wrestling

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: OK for Christmas From Three Countries. DESCRIPTION: OK for Christmas is blithe report from three countries. SHOTLIST: Broadway - Huge figures in parade down Broadway. Various shots. Germany - Christmas relief fund boxes taken around by General Goering and General Goebbels. Performing Elephants for charity. Paris - Various shots of moving toys in a Paris shot window.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Fundraising; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4950
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:

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