News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell with contributions by Alan Howland & Phylis Shepherd: Tommy Farr Returns to America

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
472
Date Released
20 Jun 1938
Date submitted
17 Jun 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
13 / 14
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell with contributions by Alan Howland & Phylis Shepherd
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tommy Farr and Billy Bennett Leave on the Queen Mary. SHOTLIST: When the Queen Mary sails for America, notable among the passengers are Tommy Farr and Billy Bennett. Tommy Farr carries two small dogs as a peace offering to his girlfriend. No shots of the Queen Mary but exceptionally good shots of the ship in cuts for library purposes.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Animals
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33621
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Phylis Shepherd
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell with contributions by Alan Howland & Phylis Shepherd: Tommy Farr Returns to America', British Movietone News Issue No. 472, 20 Jun 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8924 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)