News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: General Gamelin at Strasbourg

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
488
Date Released
10 Oct 1938
Date submitted
7 Oct 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Gamelin Reviews Troops. SHOTLIST: General Gamelin, accompanied by General Hering drives through the streets, acclaimed by thousands of people lining the route. Then the General takes the salute at a march past of 25,000 troops who man the Maginot Line. Many of the soldiers have tri-colour flowers attached to their bayonets.
Keywords
Weapons; Horticulture; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
34531
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: General Gamelin at Strasbourg', British Movietone News Issue No. 488, 10 Oct 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9290 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)