News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Catholic World Mourns the Pope

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
506A
Date Released
16 Feb 1939
Date submitted
10 Feb 1939
Date submitted
14 Feb 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 11
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pope Lies in State. SHOTLIST: Crowds file into St Peter’s where the earthly remains of Pope Pius XI lay in state. Police and militiamen fight to control the crowds. The body was taken into St Peter’s by candlelight. Stills of the Pope. Good shot of St Peter’s with not too many crowds in the Square walking about. Top of St Peter’s. Shot of a Vatican guard? Priests praying, nuns likewise.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Death; Military; Funerals; Religion and belief
Locations
St Peter’s
Footage sources
France
Germany
Card file number
35569
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Catholic World Mourns the Pope', British Movietone News Issue No. 506A, 16 Feb 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9694 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)