Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Army and Air Force in East Coast Sortie

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584
Date Released
12 Aug 1940
Date submitted
6 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sortie - Home Defences. DESCRIPTION: The Army and the Air Force are on constant defence alert. SHOTLIST: Shots of the troops manning defence positions among the sand-dunes. Library shots of refugees in Low Countries and France. Troops man their vehicles which move off to scenes. The troops get out and move up hill their advance covered by Lewis Gunner. Barbed wire and mock attack.
Keywords
Weapons; Social welfare; Displaced persons; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39487
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Army and Air Force in East Coast Sortie', British Movietone News Issue No. 584, 12 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11056 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)