News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Lord Brabourne Laid to Rest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
509
Date Released
6 Mar 1939
Date submitted
3 Mar 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral of Lord Brabourne. DESCRIPTION: The Governor of Bengal is laid to rest in Calcutta. SHOTLIST: The coffin is taken from St Paul’s Cathedral and borne through the streets to St John’s Church with full military honours.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Death; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
Footage sources
Marconi
Card file number
35761
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Lord Brabourne Laid to Rest', British Movietone News Issue No. 509, 6 Mar 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9757 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)