Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone. Assembled from its Worldwide Sources: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
533
Date Released
21 Aug 1939
Date submitted
18 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone. Assembled from its Worldwide Sources
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Town Criers’ Contest. DESCRIPTION: Town Criers Contest at Lyme Regis. SHOTLIST: All the old-timers meet at Lyme Regis to compete in the annual Town Criers’ Contest, and a big audience turns up to hear them do their stuff. CU of feet with buckled shoes. Lavender includes shots of Fisher and Gray - Movietone cameramen at work on this job - approx 20ft.
Keywords
Competitions; Cameramen; Newsreels
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37289
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone. Assembled from its Worldwide Sources: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!', British Movietone News Issue No. 533, 21 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10182 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)