Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New York Hails 1939

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

501A

Date Released

12 Jan 1939

Date submitted

10 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

12 / 13

Section Title

Movietone’s News Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1939 Welcomed in New York. DESCRIPTION: Revels in Times Square. SHOTLIST: Times Square - Crowds throng the square which is patrolled by police in an endeavour to keep order. Elevated nights shots of New York. Not Is Issue: International Casino - Jay C Flippen ushers on the caberet and the revelry. El Morocco - Among the revellers are John Rogers, Miss Fernanda Munn, Miss Helen Stedman, Miss Bobby Arnst, Lucius Beebe, Marquis de Pollinac, Mr and Mrs George Metaxa, Duchess Villarosa, Mrs Jas. Deering and Herman Sartorious. Paradise - The New Year is danced in and among those present is Orson Wells. Stork Club - Ely Culbertson, Mr and Mrs Eugene Morrison, Prince Alexis Sherbatow and Mrs Polly Palmer. The Ritz Brothers are there as are Lupes Valez, Edgar Hoover, Billy Rose, Eleanor Holm and Mrs Lou Holtz. In Times Square, Miss World’s Fair emerges from an egg.

Keywords

Gambling; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Aristocracy; Celebrations and festivals; Crime; Performing arts

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

35269

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

19

Story extras:

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