Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: About the Home Guard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
582A
Date Released
1 Aug 1940
Date submitted
22 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: LDV Trailer. DESCRIPTION: The Local Defence Volunteers are new renamed The Home Guard. The men are busy training for the defence of the country. SHOTLIST: The men apared [sic] and are inspected by Lt General Sir Henry Pownall. Shots of two on patrol. They see a parachutist. One runs to Platoon base. Reinforcements are detailed and message sent by motor-cycle to HQ. The military are telephoned. One officer addresses his men and tells them to "Kill the Bosch".
Local distribution only
Trailer
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Propaganda; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
England
Card file number
39383
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: About the Home Guard', British Movietone News Issue No. 582A, 1 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11017 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)