Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King Leopold Reviews Brussels Garrison

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
567
Date Released
15 Apr 1940
Date submitted
11 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King of the Belgians Reviews Troops. DESCRIPTION: The King of the Belgians reviews a parade in honour of the late King Albert. SHOTLIST: On the anniversary of the birthday of King Albert, King Leopold reviews his army. The two little Princes watch from a tribune. The parade consists of cadets from the military academy, soldiers, machine guns, tanks, artillery and all the impedimenta of a modern army.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Vehicles; Weapons; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
38758
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
34
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King Leopold Reviews Brussels Garrison', British Movietone News Issue No. 567, 15 Apr 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10773 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)