News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: London’s Balloon Barrage

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
5 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Balloon Barrage Over London. SHOTLIST: In London, the Balloon barrage has a rehearsal. With a background of familiar landmarks the "elephants" float over London. Among those are the Tower of London, The Houses of Parliament, the Palace, and the Temple.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons; Aviation; Scenery and travel
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; Tower of London; England; Houses of Parliament; London Temple
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
34538
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: London’s Balloon Barrage', British Movietone News Issue No. 488, 10 Oct 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9293 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)