Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Army of Today Can Sing

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
11 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Community Singing by Troops. DESCRIPTION: Community singing helps keep up morale. SHOTLIST: Troops singing "Underneath The Spreading Chestnut Tree" accompanied by a band.
Keywords
Music and dance; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39486
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Army of Today Can Sing', British Movietone News Issue No. 584, 12 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11059 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)