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The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fall of Barcelona - Scenes in the City after the Fall

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
504
Date Released
30 Jan 1939
Date submitted
28 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fall of Barcelona - Scenes in the City after the Fall
  2. 2The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fire over Victoria
  3. 3The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ipswich Under Water
  4. 4The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Windsor Wedding in the Snow
  5. 5The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Triple Train Crash
  6. 6The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lifeboat Disaster Sequel
  7. 7The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Lifeboat for St Ives
  8. 8The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Lifeboat Burnt
  9. 9The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sir Kingsley Visits New Air Factory
  10. 10The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Call to National Service

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
The News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Capture of Barcelona. SHOTLIST: General Yague and General Solchaga watch from a roof-top overlooking Barcelona. The troops race into the City and General Barron watches the troops marching past. In the Harbour, a tanker blazes furiously. Pan shots over Barcelona. Second Story - Troops march past and an oil store blazes furiously. General Yague sits at his desk surrounded by his staff officers. Moorish troops go through the town and General Camillo Alonso watches from the Heights. Guns and troops advance. Spanish Refugees - CARD 35436 LS Barcelona. POV from car through street as people cheer and clap. GV troops run through street (x2). TX crowds. GV crowds welcoming troops. MCU General consult Solchaga commanding Navarrese & Yague (Moors troops). CU Yague. GV street. Ls oil tanker burning in docks. MS Oil burning on water (x2). Refugees fleeing from conquered Barcelona, dash to Le Perthus in lorries and by foot where they are fed by policemen.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Fires; Police; War damage; Exile; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
35435
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
88
Story extras:

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