The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: So This is Darwin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
492
Date Released
7 Nov 1938
Date submitted
11 Oct 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Jerusalem - Street Scene
  2. 2The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Battle of Cromer
  3. 3The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Courtesy Cops in Berlin
  4. 4The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Comte De Paris
  5. 5The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: To Australia in Two Days?
  6. 6The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wellesley Bombers’ Record Bid
  7. 7The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: So This is Darwin
  8. 8The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Populating Australia
  9. 9The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gracie Fields at Home
  10. 10The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Darwin Defence Force. DESCRIPTION: Australia’s outpost. SHOTLIST: Aerial view over Darwin. Mrs Gordon and her parrot are one of Darwin’s famous characters. The Australian flag flies over this lonely outpost and the district is administrated from the house of Mr Abbott. Here too Mrs Abbott entertains. In the barracks the defence Force play chess. Among the memorials of Darwin are the war memorial and the plate commemorating the landing the Smith Brothers. Also street scenes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Birds; Local government; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
34582
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:
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