Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The BEF is There

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
572
Date Released
20 May 1940
Date submitted
17 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: BEF in Belgium. DESCRIPTION: In Belgium the British troops aid civilians as the war comes ever nearer. SHOTLIST: The British soldiers rest in the streets, help refugees to pack and offer them tea to keep their spirits up. Soldiers listen in the wireless and suddenly a bomber is seen overhead. The Bren Gun is manned. Shots of explosion at end of road, bomb. Various ruins, barricades have been erected and tanks rumble past bomb-craters. An old gentleman contemplates the wreck of his house. Tractors rush up with anti-tank guns in tow. Various troops on the move. British Troops and Refugees - CARD 39160 GV Soldiers sitting by sandbags. MS two soldiers help an old man. GV woman weeps leaning on a window sill. 2 shots soldiers help civilians with belongings. GV line of refugees with carts & bicycles on tree lined road (good shot). MS refugees passing camera. MS mass of refugees away from camera. 2 shots soldiers giving refugees tea. CU woman drinks from billie can. CU child drinks from billie can, pan to soldier. TS soldiers round a truck listening to radio. GV old man with sticks & soldiers in street hear plane overhead. MS soldier mans bren-gun. LS plane. GV bomb explodes. LS plane. GV bomb explodes in street. GV new bomb crater. GV barbed wire barricade blocking street. GV armoured vehicles through streets advancing into France (x6). LS refugees struggling down street towards camera. GV group of women with belongings. GV old man looks at wreckage of his home.
Keywords
Mass media; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Explosions; Older people; Displaced persons; War damage; Propaganda; Military
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Card file number
39012
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The BEF is There', British Movietone News Issue No. 572, 20 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10855 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)