Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Iraq’s Young King

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
527A
Date Released
13 Jul 1939
Date submitted
7 Jul 1939
Date submitted
10 Jul 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boy King of Iraq. DESCRIPTION: Four year old King Feisal II poses for the cameras. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Boy King Feisal II at home. First in mufti and then in uniform. A man is with him, who is presumed to be Abdul Illah, the regent.
Keywords
Royalty; Children
Footage sources
Baghdad
Card file number
37003
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Iraq’s Young King', British Movietone News Issue No. 527A, 13 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10070 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)