The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: General Smuts at Potchefstroom
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 10
- Section Title
- The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Potchefstroom Centenary. DESCRIPTION: The South African leader attends the Centenary celebrations at Potchefstroom in the Transvaal. SHOTLIST: General Smuts, with whom is Mr Oswald Pirow, makes a speech at the ceremony under the statue of the founder. Then there is a parade of South Africa’s efficient army.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Military
- Footage sources
- South Africa
- Card file number
- 36726
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 33
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How to cite this record
'The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: General Smuts at Potchefstroom', British Movietone News Issue No. 518A, 11 May 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9958 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)