Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: National Service of Parade

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
526A
Date Released
6 Jul 1939
Date submitted
3 Jul 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen at National Service Rally. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties review the National Service Parade in Hyde Park. SHOTLIST: The King and Queen review a parade of the various units of the National Service Movement. After the foot volunteers come the mechanised territorial units. Queen Mary is also present. Women’s Land Army in parade.
Keywords
Royalty; Women; Weather; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36935
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
160
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: National Service of Parade', British Movietone News Issue No. 526A, 6 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10048 (Accessed 10 Jun 2025)