News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: In Memoriam: Passing of the Pope Plunges Catholic World in Grief

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
506
Date Released
13 Feb 1939
Date submitted
13 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: In Memoriam: Passing of the Pope Plunges Catholic World in Grief
  2. 2News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Earthquake in Chile
  3. 3News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Barcelona Bomb Damage
  4. 4News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bomb Deflection
  5. 5News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Street Shelters for Wardens and Police
  6. 6News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Franco’s Troops Reach Frontier
  7. 7News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Chamberlain Square
  8. 8News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Henshaw Completes Great Cape Flight
  9. 9News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: RAF Record Flyers Return by Ship
  10. 10News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bluebird Car for USA
  11. 11News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Made a Baronet - Age Five
  12. 12News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: International Rugby - England V Ireland
  13. 13News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: FA Cup Tie 5th Round - Birmingham V Everton
  14. *News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: FA Cup Tie 5th Round - Huddersfield V Walsall
  15. *News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: FA Cup Tie 5th Round - Newcastle V Preston
  16. *News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Manchester in Big Fire

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Story

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Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pope Lies in State. DESCRIPTION: Tribute by Eric Dunstan. SHOTLIST: Crowds file into St Peter’s where the earthly remains of Pope Pius XI lay in state. Police and militiamen fight to control the crowds. The body was taken into St Peter’s by candlelight. Stills of the Pope. Good shot of St Peter’s with not too many crowds in the Square walking about. Top of St Peter’s. Shot of a Vatican guard? Priests praying, nuns likewise. Pope Obituary - 37189 Various library scenes showing the Late Pope Pius.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Death; Military; Funerals; Religion and belief
Locations
St Peter’s
Footage sources
France
Germany
Library
Card file number
35569
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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