Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Militiamen Follow in Fathers’ Footsteps

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
557A
Date Released
8 Feb 1940
Date submitted
5 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Militia Unit in France. DESCRIPTION: The men of ‘Twenty one’ call up reach France. SHOTLIST: The men march down the road singing "The Beer Barrel Polka". Then they have rifle drill on the snowy ground. Very good. Marching in the snow singing.
Keywords
Music and dance; Weather; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
38250
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Militiamen Follow in Fathers’ Footsteps', British Movietone News Issue No. 557A, 8 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10599 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)