Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: London Kiddies Start on Second Evacuation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
576
Date Released
17 Jun 1940
Date submitted
13 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Children Evacuated. DESCRIPTION: A new exodus is taking place from London and children leave for the West Country. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the children getting into the trains and leaving. On arrival at Kingsbridge and leave the train and enter a motor-coach assisted by a police-sergeant.
Keywords
Vehicles; Railways; Police; Civil defence; Evacuees
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39186
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: London Kiddies Start on Second Evacuation', British Movietone News Issue No. 576, 17 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10920 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)