Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: British First Aid Units for Finns

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
555
Date Released
22 Jan 1940
Date submitted
17 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ambulances for Finland. DESCRIPTION: Princess Alice inspects a unit of Red Cross Ambulances and volunteer nurses who are about to leave for Finland. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the ambulances and the crews. The radiators are fitted with lamps to protect them from the intense cold. Princess Alice and Mr Grippenburg inspect them. British First Aid Units For Finns - CARD 37951A Parade of crews and ambulances inspected in London by Princess Alice and the Finnish Minister. CU women drivers. Ambulances drive off.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Industry and manufacture
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38140
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: British First Aid Units for Finns', British Movietone News Issue No. 555, 22 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10563 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)