News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Spitfire and Plenty of Them

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
497
Date Released
12 Dec 1938
Date submitted
10 Dec 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Berengaria’s Last Voyage
  2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: A Happy Ending
  3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Japanese Occupy All Hankow
  4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Ambassadors Report to Mr Roosevelt
  5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Mr Pirow Says ...
  6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: French Students Want Venice!
  7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: From Spanish War to Cenotaph
  8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Arm Pram
  9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Spitfire and Plenty of Them
  10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: RAF at Amman
  11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: People on the Rink
  12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Skiing Without Tears

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spitfire Fighters Under Construction. SHOTLIST: At Vickers Eastleigh Works, Spitfire fighting planes are under construction in large quantities. General interior views of the assembling in progress and afterwards the planes are put through a test in the air. Take off and in air. Close shot of one with propeller whirring. Taxies past camera.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35055
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
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