Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Evacuated Children for Pastures New

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
572A
Date Released
23 May 1940
Date submitted
16 May 1940
Date submitted
20 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Children Re-Evacuated. DESCRIPTION: Children evacuated to the South Coast now leave the seaside en route for Wales. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the children arriving at the station and the foster-parents saying "farewell". The train leaves. One small boy has a toy rifle and another a tin-hat.
Keywords
Railways; Safety devices; Civil defence; Evacuees
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
39023
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Evacuated Children for Pastures New', British Movietone News Issue No. 572A, 23 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10862 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)