Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: M Gafencu with Royal Air Force

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
517
Date Released
1 May 1939
Date submitted
26 Apr 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Display for Roumanian Minister. DESCRIPTION: The Rumanian Foreign Minister visits the RAF at Hornchurch. SHOTLIST: M Gafencu puts on flying kit and goes for a flight in a "Blenheim" Bomber. Then he watches a "Battle", a "Wellington" and a "Hampden". Blenheim landing.
Keywords
Politics and government; Displays; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36690
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: M Gafencu with Royal Air Force', British Movietone News Issue No. 517, 1 May 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9933 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)