Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone, with Sports by Alan Howland: D’Annunzio’s Funeral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
457A
Date Released
10 Mar 1938
Date submitted
8 Mar 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 14
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone, with Sports by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: D’Annunzio’s Funeral. DESCRIPTION: Italian soldier poet is laid to rest. SHOTLIST: The body of the soldier poet is laid to rest in the hull of the "Puglia", his battleship home, while her guns fire a last salute. Mussolini and members of the cabinet represent the government, and the poets wife, the Duchess of Gallese, and his two sons Mario and Gabriellino were also present.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Death; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Funerals; Writers
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
32792
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone, with Sports by Alan Howland: D’Annunzio’s Funeral', British Movietone News Issue No. 457A, 10 Mar 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8596 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)