News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Call to National Service: Albert Hall Rally

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
503A
Date Released
26 Jan 1939
Date submitted
26 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: National Service Campaign Albert Hall Rally. DESCRIPTION: The Rally is addressed by Sir John Anderson, Ernest Brown and Herbert Morrison. SHOTLIST: Thousands of ARP volunteers gather at the Albert Hall for the National Service Rally. Among the speakers are Sir John Anderson, Mr Ernest Brown and Mr Herbert Morrison. Sir Frank Bowater, the Lord Mayor presents pennants to the London Boroughs and the proceedings close with the massed singing of Blake’s Jerusalem.
Keywords
Politics and government; Music and dance; Conferences; Social welfare; Civil defence; Local government; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35391
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Call to National Service: Albert Hall Rally', British Movietone News Issue No. 503A, 26 Jan 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9631 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)