World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Feast of the Holy Fire with commentary by Aidan Crawley recalling scenes he witnessed in Jerusalem last year

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

463

Date Released

18 Apr 1938

Date submitted

18 Apr 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Easter at Whipsnade
2. 2World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Apple Blossom Time in Kent
3. 3World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Feast of the Holy Fire with commentary by Aidan Crawley recalling scenes he witnessed in Jerusalem last year
4. 4World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Egyptian Elections
5. 5World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Trooping the Colour in Khartoum
6. 6World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: King Ghazi Opens Basra Airport
7. 7World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Sydney Police Learn to Ride Horses
8. 8World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: New Zealand Tree Climber
9. 9World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Air Shots over Manhattan
10. 10World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Easter Chicks
11. 11World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Easter Wedding Fashions
12. 12World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: Lew Lehr’s Crazy Inventions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 12

Section Title

World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Feast of the Holy Fire. SHOTLIST: Scenes of unparalleled enthusiasm marks the Easter Celebrations of the Holy Fire. The Priest walks through the streets, and the crowds endeavour to light their candles. The mass is so unruly that the police are called in to quell the outbreak.

Keywords

Riots; Religion and belief

Footage sources

School Films

Card file number

33805

Credits:

Commentator

Aiden Merivale Crawley

Length of story (in feet)

73

Story extras:

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