The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: King Farouk at Alexandria Water Sports

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

484

Date Released

12 Sep 1938

Date submitted

6 Sep 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Nuremberg Rally
2. 2The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Crisis - The World Waits Events
3. 3The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Dokter Lew Lehr Arrives in England
4. 4The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: King of Bulgaria Visits Brighton
5. 5The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: King and Queen at Braemar Gathering
6. 6The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: King Farouk at Alexandria Water Sports
7. 7The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Mr May, Postmaster Tells His Story
8. 8The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Coaching Marathon at Princes Risborough
9. 9The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Herne Hill Cycling Meet
10. 10The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Australians Invent Electric Light Cricket
11. 11The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Punch the Barrel - Tests Hand and Eye
12. 12The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Western Avenue Pedestrians Bridge
13. *The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: West Bromwich Carnival

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 12

Section Title

The News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Farouk at Naval Sports. SHOTLIST: From the Emir Farouk, King Farouk watches the Naval Sports while society ladies are aboard the Amira el Fawzia. Later the King presents the prizes. Also present are HE Aly Maher Pasha, chief of the Royal Cabinet and HE Abdel Fattah Yenia Pasha, President of the Council. Good shot of the King.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Women; Swimming; Navy; Water sports; Military; Assassinations

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

34265

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

25

Story extras:

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