Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: BEF Helps Allies to Plough for Victory

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
563
Date Released
18 Mar 1940
Date submitted
14 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soldiers Assist Farmers. DESCRIPTION: Bren Carriers are harnessed to the plough in France. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Bren Carriers pulling a plough. The soldiers give a hand with hay-throwing while a small child wears a soldier’s forage cap.
Keywords
Children; Agriculture; Military
Footage sources
British Expeditionary Force
Card file number
38540
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
34
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: BEF Helps Allies to Plough for Victory', British Movietone News Issue No. 563, 18 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10706 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)