Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Girls, Sea and Sunshine Are America’s Lot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
570A
Date Released
9 May 1940
Date submitted
6 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss Streamline, 1940. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the contest which takes place at the Golden Gate International Exposition. In one shot the girls walk over a sheet of glass over the camera. The winner is Miss Virginia Engels. Underwater Swimming - CARD 38896 Various underwater shots of swimmers training from the coming swimming and diving underwater ballet.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Competitions; Fashion and costume; Exhibitions and shows; Newsreels
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38892
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
64
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Girls, Sea and Sunshine Are America’s Lot', British Movietone News Issue No. 570A, 9 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10834 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)