Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Spanish Gold for Spain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
530A
Date Released
3 Aug 1939
Date submitted
2 Aug 1939
Date submitted
31 Jul 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 12
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gold Goes Back to Spain. DESCRIPTION: Bullion deposited in France by the former Spanish government is returned to Madrid. SHOTLIST: Trucks bearing gold arrive in Madrid from France. The gold is unpacked and counted.
Keywords
Politics and government; Vehicles
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
37166
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Spanish Gold for Spain', British Movietone News Issue No. 530A, 3 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10134 (Accessed 27 Nov 2025)