News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Catalonian Troops Enter France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
505A
Date Released
9 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 11
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Catalan Resistance Breaks Down. DESCRIPTION: Republican soldiers retreat into France. SHOTLIST: Government soldiers cross the frontier leaving their guns and artillery behind. General Fagalde is present.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
35506
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:

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How to cite this record

'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Catalonian Troops Enter France', British Movietone News Issue No. 505A, 9 Feb 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9670 (Accessed 22 Jul 2025)