News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Firemen’s Display in London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
522A
Date Released
8 Jun 1939
Date submitted
Jun 1939
Date submitted
2 Jun 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: AFS Display in Hyde Park. DESCRIPTION: The Auxiliary Fire Service on parade in Hyde Park. SHOTLIST: The Duke and Duchess of Kent visit Hyde Park to watch the AFS Display. Old type engines give a display and taxi-cabs drive pat drawing AFS trailers. Then a four story building is set on fire and hoses play on the blaze.
Keywords
Royalty; Vehicles; Transport; Exhibitions and shows
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36821
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Firemen’s Display in London', British Movietone News Issue No. 522A, 8 Jun 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10012 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)