Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: General Weygand in Egypt
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Weygand in Egypt. DESCRIPTION: The French Commander in the East meets General Wavell in Cairo. SHOTLIST: General Weygand arrives by plane and is greeted by HE Hassan Abdel Wahab Pasha, M de Witasse and General Sir Archibald Wavell. There is a great parade of tanks and on the tribune is Lady Miles Lampson. General Weygand chats with Prince Mohammed Ali.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Vehicles; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 38248
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 30
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: General Weygand in Egypt', British Movietone News Issue No. 559, 19 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10631 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)