News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Lady Godiva Contest Starts Furore

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
473
Date Released
27 Jun 1938
Date submitted
24 Jun 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lady Godiva at Teddington. SHOTLIST: At Hampton Court a competition is held to find a girl suitable to play the part of Lady Godiva in the historical pageant. The winner is Miss Roma Becker who rides round the bathing pool on a dappled horse.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Women; Competitions; Fashion and costume; Animals; History and archaeology
Locations
Middlesex; Teddington
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33681
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Lady Godiva Contest Starts Furore', British Movietone News Issue No. 473, 27 Jun 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8950 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)