News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Battle of Flowers at French Port

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
507A
Date Released
23 Feb 1939
Date submitted
21 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Naval Battle of Flowers. DESCRIPTION: Villefranche. SHOTLIST: The naval battle of flowers at Villefranche is made more interesting by the attendance of the French Med. fleet.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
35631
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
24
Story extras:

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Battle of Flowers at French Port', British Movietone News Issue No. 507A, 23 Feb 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9722 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)