News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Britain’s Day at World’s Fair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

520

Date Released

22 May 1939

Date submitted

19 May 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Do Not Relax Says Secretary for War
2. 2News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Britain’s Day at World’s Fair
3. 3News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Royal Tournament Opened
4. 4News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Boundary - Beating the Tower
5. 5News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Million Dollar Fire in Chicago
6. 6News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Farr Beats Gains
7. 7News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Movietone Presents Moscow’s May Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Section Title

News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Pavilion Opened. DESCRIPTION: The British Pavilion is opened at the New York World’s Fair. SHOTLIST: Flags flutter from the British Pavilion when Sir Ronald Lindsay, after a short speech, declares the Pavilion opened. Then Lady Lindsay plants an English oak sapling. Sir Louis Beale hands her an urn of English earth which she sprinkles around the plant. Lily Pons is present.

Keywords

Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Horticulture; Ceremonies; Exhibitions and shows

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

36774

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

39

Story extras:

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