News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

537

Date Released

18 Sep 1939

Date submitted

12 Sep 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Australia’s Great Rural Show
• 2. Buying Horses for the French Army
• 3. Foreigners Rush to French Army
• 4. Mr Chamberlain Reports
• 5. Roosevelt Tells the Press
• 6. America Practises Bombing
• 7. Black Out Fashions
• 8. AFS Wedding
• 9. Shades of 1914-18
• 10. Our ‘Kids’ Evacuated
• 11. Boxing Stars Perform for the Army
• 12. Their Majesties See Further Precautions
• 13. Duke and Duchess of Windsor Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Mobilisation. DESCRIPTION: The value of the horse has risen in France. SHOTLIST: Personalities arrive at the Chambre des Deputes among them are M Scapini, General Gouraud, William Bullitt (US Ambassador), Sir Eric Phipps (British Ambassador) with M Langeron and M Lukasiewicz (Polish Ambassador). In the markets, horses are sold to the army and mobilisation is announced by criers, etc.

Keywords

Politics and government; Mass media; Business and commerce; Animals; Military

Footage sources

France

Card file number

37424

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

24

Story extras:

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