Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: The BEF in France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
543A
Date Released
2 Nov 1939
Date submitted
18 Oct 1939
Date submitted
31 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: With the BEF in France (3). DESCRIPTION: (Further Pictures). SHOTLIST: An eight inch howitzer is camouflaged as a hay-rick and the shells stand beside milk-churns as the emplacement in the farm. The soldiers go for a training run and each carries his respirator. In the army cookhouse, loaves are baked and the Master Baker inspects the result. When letters and parcels arrive the Tommies queue up to receive theirs. Then the soldiers get friendly with the kids.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Children; Weapons; Communications; Safety devices; Postal services; Military
Footage sources
France
Rota
Card file number
37696
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
97
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: The BEF in France', British Movietone News Issue No. 543A, 2 Nov 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10374 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)