Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Critical Fighting in Spain

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

501A

Date Released

12 Jan 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Appeal on Behalf of Lord Baldwin’s Fund by His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury
2. 2Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Homecoming of Mr & Mrs Grover
3. 3Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sir John Anderson Back to Work
4. 4Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Chamberlain off to Rome
5. 5Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Critical Fighting in Spain
6. 6Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Daladier Ends His Tour
7. 7Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tea Centenary - High Bidding
8. 8Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: MCC Cricketers and the Zulus
9. 9Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Budge Beats Vines
10. 10Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Evans of the Broke Leaves the Nore
11. 11Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Coronation Scot is Belled
12. 12Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New York Hails 1939
13. 13Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: President Roosevelt’s Congress Speech

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 13

Section Title

Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Franco’s Offensive in Catalonia. DESCRIPTION: Franco’s offensive in Catalonia. SHOTLIST: Men, women and children return to their ruined homes from their hide-outs. Bridges have been dynamited and General Camillo Alonso watches through field glasses as his offensive gets under way. Soldiers bear their banners into the front line, the wounded are carried away. General views of guns and prisoners being led away.

Keywords

Weapons; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

35320

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

29

Story extras:

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