The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lambeth Walks the Siegfried Line

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
547A
Date Released
30 Nov 1939
Date submitted
1939
Date submitted
23 Nov 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Section Title
The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Siegfried Line Dance. DESCRIPTION: New dance in the Lambeth Walk style. SHOTLIST: Various shots of dancers performing the evolutions of the new steps which accompany the song "We’re Gonna Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line". Shots of the band. The dancers wear tin hats.
Keywords
Music and dance; Safety devices
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37830
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
46
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lambeth Walks the Siegfried Line', British Movietone News Issue No. 547A, 30 Nov 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10441 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)