Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: French Drive against Fifth Columnists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
575
Date Released
10 Jun 1940
Date submitted
4 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fifth Column Searched for in Paris. DESCRIPTION: French police round up fifth columnists. SHOTLIST: Police raid cafes and demand the showing of identity cards. Some are weeping and a girl is taken away by a gendarme in order that she may produce her papers. Motor-cyclists stop cars and examine the credentials of the occupants.
Keywords
Vehicles; Women; Motorcycling; Business and commerce; Espionage; Crime
Footage sources
France
Card file number
39136
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: French Drive against Fifth Columnists', British Movietone News Issue No. 575, 10 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10901 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)