Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Fighter V Bomber

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
518
Date Released
8 May 1939
Date submitted
5 May 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Fighter V Bomber
  2. 2Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Sir Malcolm at Donnington
  3. 3Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Rugby League Cup Final
  4. 4Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: The World’s Fair "Lit Up"
  5. 5Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Crown Prince Olav in New York
  6. 6Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Royal Tour Farewells as Seen and Described by Thomas Woodrooffe
  7. *Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Solihull Carnival
  8. *Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Opening of Guernsey Airport
  9. *Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Boys Brigade Parade, Glasgow

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Story

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Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Spitfires’ and ‘Blenheims’ at Practise. DESCRIPTION: An RAF Display at Duxford has ‘Spitfires’ versus ‘Blenheim’ Bombers. SHOTLIST: At Duxford, the alarm sounds, and "Spitfires" take off in search of "Blenheim" bomber raiders. Aerial shots. Also shots of anti-aircraft guns - not in the cuts.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36716
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
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