News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Murhurram Festival in Bombay

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
510A
Date Released
16 Mar 1939
Date submitted
Mar 1939
Date submitted
10 Mar 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Muharrum Festival in India. SHOTLIST: The annual Muharrum festival takes place in Bombay. Sword fighting takes place in the streets, ice water is given to the followers and the deity is carried in procession to the waterfront. (Moslem Festival).
Keywords
Customs and traditions; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Marconi
Card file number
35820
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
23
Story extras:

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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Murhurram Festival in Bombay', British Movietone News Issue No. 510A, 16 Mar 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9801 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)