Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: A Roosevelt to Lead Finland Volunteers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
561A
Date Released
7 Mar 1940
Date submitted
Mar 1940
Date submitted
5 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Roosevelt to Command Finland Volunteers. DESCRIPTION: British members of the International Volunteer Force, with Colonel Kermit Roosevelt, are reinforcing the Finns. SHOTLIST: Col Kermit Roosevelt, cousin of the American President, reviews a few of his volunteers before making an interview on the subject of his aims in Finland. Two shots of Finnish War material were used at the end of this story.
Keywords
Foreign aid; Military
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Gaumont
Card file number
38476
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: A Roosevelt to Lead Finland Volunteers', British Movietone News Issue No. 561A, 7 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10667 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)