The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: The World’s Fair Opens
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 10 / 10
- Section Title
- The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World’s Fair Opened. DESCRIPTION: President Roosevelt opens The New York World’s Fair. SHOTLIST: Close up shots of fair. Crowds struggle to gain entrance. President Roosevelt makes a speech and declares the show open. Various shots of illuminations at night.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Exhibitions and shows
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 36742
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 73
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How to cite this record
'The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: The World’s Fair Opens', British Movietone News Issue No. 518A, 11 May 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9965 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)