News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Franco’s Troops Reach Frontier

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
506
Date Released
13 Feb 1939
Date submitted
11 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 13
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Franco’s Troops at French Frontier. SHOTLIST: Navarrese troops occupy the Spanish side of the stone bridge between France and Spain. The troops raise the insurgent flag on a telegraph pole. General Fagalde, French Commander in Chief of the district, meets General Juan Bautista Sanchez, General Solchaga and Colonel Capaliera.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
35555
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Franco’s Troops Reach Frontier', British Movietone News Issue No. 506, 13 Feb 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9683 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)