News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Factory Workers and Lewis Guns

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
508A
Date Released
2 Mar 1939
Date submitted
1 Mar 1939
Date submitted
24 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Official Delay on Deep Shelters
  2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Recognition Envoy Back in Paris
  3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Azana Vacates Presidency
  4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Spanish Embassy Changes
  5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Robes for the New Pope
  6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Big Asylum Blaze in Quebec
  7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Premier Attends Levee
  8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Old Palace Site Excavated
  9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Their Majesties at Olympia
  10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Factory Workers and Lewis Guns
  11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: AA Regulars in London
  12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Recruiting Effort in Australia
  13. 13News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: A Diving Lesson - in Slow Motion
  14. 14News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: Bobsleigh Hazards at Garmisch
  15. *News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland: The King and Queen in Birmingham

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 14
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gun Practice at Lydd. DESCRIPTION: At Lydd Territorial Army Reservists and Factory Workers practice bringing down enemy raiders with Lewis guns. SHOTLIST: At Lydd factory workers who have enrolled for national service use Lewis guns to fire at a target towed by an aeroplane.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35720
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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