Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Round Cape Horn in a Cruiser

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Cruisers in a Storm. DESCRIPTION: The Movietone camera in the treacherous waters around Cape Horn with the US Navy. SHOTLIST: The "San Francisco", the "Quincy" and the "Tuscaloosa" battle their way through mountainous seas on a good-will voyage round South America.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Environment; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
36948
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Round Cape Horn in a Cruiser', British Movietone News Issue No. 526A, 6 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10054 (Accessed 10 Jun 2025)