Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: US Sons of Finland Leave for Homeland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
559A
Date Released
22 Feb 1940
Date submitted
17 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Finnish Residents Leave for the War. DESCRIPTION: Sailing from New York are three hundred Finns returning to fight the Russian. SHOTLIST: Finns domiciled in America go aboard a boat which is to take them back to their native land. One of them makes a speech.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38369
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
24
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: US Sons of Finland Leave for Homeland', British Movietone News Issue No. 559A, 22 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10638 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)