Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Cowes Regatta (Vim V Tomahawk)

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
10 / 12
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cowes Regatta. DESCRIPTION: The yachts of Harold Vanderbilt and Tommy Sopwith duel at Cowes Regatta. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the racing at Cowes. The main interest centres around the yachts "Vim" and "Tomahawk" owned by rivals Vanderbilt and Mr TOM Sopwith.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Economics; Business and commerce; Sailing
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37146
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Cowes Regatta (Vim V Tomahawk)', British Movietone News Issue No. 530A, 3 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10136 (Accessed 22 Jan 2026)