Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: BEF’s All-Star Entertainment

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
569A
Date Released
2 May 1940
Date submitted
24 Apr 1940
Date submitted
30 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gracie Fields and "Band Waggon" With the Troops. DESCRIPTION: Gracie Fields and the stars of Band Wagon (Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch) entertains the troops. SHOTLIST: A car arrives and out of it get Gracie Fields, Jack Hylton, Arthur Askey, "Stinker" Murdoch and someone thought to be Dolly Elsie. They go inside. Inside, the show is on. Askey and Murdoch entertain assisted by Jack Hylton’s Band. Then Gracie comes on and sings. Gracie With Mobile Canteen - CARD 38863 Gracie Fields visits a YMCA canteen. She distributes tea and biscuits to the men and then sings a song (silent). Lord Fermoy is also present.
Keywords
Organisations; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Performing arts; Military; Youth
Footage sources
British Expeditionary Force
France
Card file number
38859
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
157
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: BEF’s All-Star Entertainment', British Movietone News Issue No. 569A, 2 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10821 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)