Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone: Africa in London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
531
Date Released
7 Aug 1939
Date submitted
2 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: African Garden Party at Leydon House. DESCRIPTION: Lord Athlone attends the Garden Party held by the Royal African Society. SHOTLIST: Negroes give a demonstration of native music. The Earl of Athlone is there. Includes shot of hands beating drum.
Keywords
Royalty; Ethnic groups; Organisations; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Social events
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37168
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone: Africa in London', British Movietone News Issue No. 531, 7 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10142 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)