News and Sports Pageant of Movietone: by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Kumbh Fair in India

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
466
Date Released
9 May 1938
Date submitted
29 Apr 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone: by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kumbh Fair in India. SHOTLIST: A large procession consisting among other things of elephants and camels winds its way for the ceremony of washing natives in the Ganges.
Keywords
Customs and traditions; Animals; Religion and belief
Locations
India; River Ganges
Footage sources
India
Card file number
33186
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:

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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone: by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Kumbh Fair in India', British Movietone News Issue No. 466, 9 May 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8779 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)