The War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Pope Returns Royal Courtesies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
553
Date Released
8 Jan 1940
Date submitted
5 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
The War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pope Visits the Quirinal. DESCRIPTION: Pope Pius visits the Italian Royal family at the Quirnal Palace. SHOTLIST: The Pope drives through the rain in an open car escorted by 17 others. Troops line the route and at the Town Hall a halt is made for the reception of an address. Afterwards he drives away blessing the crowd as he passes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Ceremonies; Military; Religion and belief
Footage sources
France
Card file number
38050
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
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'The War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Pope Returns Royal Courtesies', British Movietone News Issue No. 553, 8 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10524 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)