Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Gracie Entertains the RAF

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
552
Date Released
1 Jan 1940
Date submitted
28 Dec 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gracie Entertains the RAF. DESCRIPTION: Gracie Fields performs at a NAAFI Concert in France. SHOTLIST: Somewhere in France Gracie entertains the RAF on Christmas Day. She sings the Trek Song and Little Gray Home in the West.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Performing arts; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
38022
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Gracie Entertains the RAF', British Movietone News Issue No. 552, 1 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10508 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)