News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: King Farouk Opens a Dam

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
504A
Date Released
2 Feb 1939
Date submitted
31 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Ottawa to Be Transformed
  2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bombay Welcomes the Viceroy
  3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: King Farouk Opens a Dam
  4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: In Barcelona - After Its Fall
  5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Refugees Pour into France
  6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Parliament Assembles
  7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Lord Chatfield’s Appointment
  8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Sir R Dorman-Smith - And the Farmers
  9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Farmers’ Protest March
  10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Fruit Farming is OK in USA
  11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Ski Jumping Records at Garmisch
  12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Table Tennis - As It Can Be Played

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Farouk and Aswan Dam. DESCRIPTION: The King lays the stone which marks the second re-heightening of the Aswan Dam. SHOTLIST: King Farouk visits the Aswan Dam where he unveils the last stone of the second sublevation. Then the King presses a button which releases the water.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Engineering
Footage sources
France
Card file number
35445
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
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