Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas as Usual in Helsinki

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
552A
Date Released
4 Jan 1940
Date submitted
1 Jan 1940
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes in Finland. DESCRIPTION: Amidst the air raids its Christmas as usual. SHOTLIST: Various scenes of the havoc caused in a factory after the Russian sky Armada had bombarded it. After the all clear has been sounded the citizens leave the dug-outs and file away to the homes. Meanwhile in Helsinki, the shops are open and the inhabitants go about buying their Christmas presents in much the same way that they have always done.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals; Safety devices; War damage; Civil defence
Footage sources
Finland
Card file number
38030
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas as Usual in Helsinki', British Movietone News Issue No. 552A, 4 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10514 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)