World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell: King Ghazi Opens Basra Airport

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
463
Date Released
18 Apr 1938
Date submitted
1 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
6 / 12
Section Title
World Coverage of Movietone - Compared by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aerial Shots of the Air Field at Basra. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of the air field at Basra and also King Ghazi arriving by boat to open it. All shots unsteady, over exposed and shaky.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Aviation; Ceremonies
Footage sources
Baghdad
Card file number
32983
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
25
Story extras:
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