Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Defences Are Lined Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
579
Date Released
8 Jul 1940
Date submitted
3 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Road Defences. DESCRIPTION: Highways are being protected with road blocks and various other defences are put into place. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the conical obstructions in the roads, barbed wire being laid, strong-points and pill boxes at the entrance to many bridges.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons; Road transport; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39292
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Defences Are Lined Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 579, 8 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10963 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)