Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Schoolboys Aid in National Tasks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
580A
Date Released
18 Jul 1940
Date submitted
9 Jul 1940
Date submitted
12 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bracken Cutting. DESCRIPTION: Boys lend a hand with digging and in Scotland clearing the bracken. SHOTLIST: The boys march up to the hills carrying miscellaneous instruments to cut the bracken. They get to work and mow down the weed with sickles and scythes. A shot of massed sheep from sheep counting.
Keywords
Children; Agriculture; Animals
Footage sources
Scotland
Card file number
39338
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Schoolboys Aid in National Tasks', British Movietone News Issue No. 580A, 18 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10989 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)