Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Holland and Belgium Invaded

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
571
Date Released
13 May 1940
Date submitted
9 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Downing Street (Low Countries Invasion). DESCRIPTION: Library footage of the Low Countries as the news comes through of the Nazi invasion. SHOTLIST: Sir Dudley Pound, General Ironside. Cyril Newall, Ernest Brown, Lord Halifax, Sir Samuel Hoare, Mr and Mrs Chamberlain leave after the cabinet meeting. Holland And Belgium Invaded - CARD 36141 Queen Wilhelmina. King Leopold. Shots of flooding arrangements, Bernhardt reviews troops. Dutch troops. Scenes of Belgian army.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Library
Card file number
38921
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Holland and Belgium Invaded', British Movietone News Issue No. 571, 13 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10842 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)