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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

544A

Date Released

9 Nov 1939

Date submitted

Nov 1939

Date submitted

7 Nov 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Western Front Duty of RAF
• 2. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Contented War Prisoners
• 3. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The "President Harding’s" Adventurous Trip
• 4. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Herring Fleet on Its Lawful Occasions
• 5. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Remembrance 1939 - A Tribute by Movietone
• *The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: City of Flint and King of the Belgians in Holland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Section Title

The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF on the Western Front. DESCRIPTION: The RAF carry out reconnaissance flights over the Siegfried line. SHOTLIST: The planes (Battle Bombers) take off for a flight over enemy lines. When they return they are followed round by Lewis gunners as practise.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Military

Footage sources

France

Card file number

37730

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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