Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone with Contributions by Alan Howland (on Sport) & Ivan Scott (on Aviation): The Best Skaters Start Young

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
468
Date Released
23 May 1938
Date submitted
20 May 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 13
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone with Contributions by Alan Howland (on Sport) & Ivan Scott (on Aviation)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World’s Youngest Figure Skater. SHOTLIST: Irene Dare, of St Paul, Minnesota, who is barely 5 years old claims the World title for skaters of five years old and under.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Winter sports
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
33218
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone with Contributions by Alan Howland (on Sport) & Ivan Scott (on Aviation): The Best Skaters Start Young', British Movietone News Issue No. 468, 23 May 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8824 (Accessed 20 Mar 2026)