Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pope Confers Cardinals Hats

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
873A
Date Released
28 Feb 1946
Date submitted
25 Feb 1946
Date submitted
26 Feb 1946
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Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cardinal Consistory. DESCRIPTION: At St Peter’s, The Pope creates twenty-eight new Cardinals. SHOTLIST: KS elevated shot of procession down aisle of St Peter’s Cathedral. Pope carried on "sedia gestatoria" towards throne in cathedral. Pope seated on throne. Placing red hats on new Cardinals. Amongst those newly created Cardinals is Cardinal Griffin. Cardinals lay flat on the floor before the Pope. Pope walks to "sedia gestatoria" escorted by cardinals.
Keywords
Religion and belief
Locations
Rome
Footage sources
France
Card file number
46589
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pope Confers Cardinals Hats', British Movietone News Issue No. 873A, 28 Feb 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13754 (Accessed 28 May 2025)