News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Drawing at Eight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
495A
Date Released
1 Dec 1938
Date submitted
29 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pluto Chan and His Paintings. DESCRIPTION: Chinese artist Pluto Chan. SHOTLIST: Pluto Chan, the eight year old Chinese artist gives an exhibition in the Cooling Galleries in aid of a fund to help the War refugees. The young artist makes a lightning caricature of Movietone filming Mr Neville Chamberlain. Pluto draws with his left hand and with him in the studio with him is his sister Christina.
Keywords
Mass media; Children; Arts and crafts; Fundraising; Exile; Exhibitions and shows
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
34955
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Drawing at Eight', British Movietone News Issue No. 495A, 1 Dec 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9458 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)