Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Duke of Connaught Reviews Home Guard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584A
Date Released
15 Aug 1940
Date submitted
10 Aug 1940
Date submitted
12 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Connaught Reviews Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: The Duke reviews the Home Guard from his car in the grounds of his home Bagshot Park. SHOTLIST: The premier Field Marshal pays a visit to the Home Guard at Bagshot. From his car he reviews a march past.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39531
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
20
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Duke of Connaught Reviews Home Guard', British Movietone News Issue No. 584A, 15 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11065 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)