Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: French Troops - And Guns

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
539
Date Released
2 Oct 1939
Date submitted
28 Sep 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Troops Move Up (Including Daladier at the Front). DESCRIPTION: The French army is mobilised and moves its artillery into place. SHOTLIST: Premier Daladier is warmly received as crowds swarm round his car when he stops in a small village on his way to the Western Front. Shots of a Hospital Train. Heavy artillery is loaded onto trains which steam out en route for the front. Meanwhile convoys of men and materials travel by road.
Keywords
Politics and government; Health and medicine; Weapons; Railways; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
37524
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:

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'Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: French Troops - And Guns', British Movietone News Issue No. 539, 2 Oct 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10301 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)