Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Factories Go to It

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584
Date Released
12 Aug 1940
Date submitted
7 Aug 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: Canada’s War Effort. SHOTLIST: Armoured cars and Red Cross ambulances are mass produced. The bodies are swung onto the chassis in two pieces. Shots of armoured vehicles being tested over very rough ground. One of them bounces well into the air.
Keywords
Vehicles; Industry and manufacture
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
39494
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Factories Go to It', British Movietone News Issue No. 584, 12 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11049 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)