Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Minister for War Visits BEF

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
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oliver Stanley in France. DESCRIPTION: Mr Oliver Stanley visits the BEF in France. SHOTLIST: Accompanied by Lord Gort, Mr Stanley makes the usual tour of inspection. He sees mechanical navvies doing the work that once the soldiers had to do and also soldier working with picks. He then sees British anti-tank gun crews covered with white camouflage to harmonise with the surrounded snow.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
British Expeditionary Force
France
Card file number
38360
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Minister for War Visits BEF', British Movietone News Issue No. 559A, 22 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10639 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)