Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Harvesting Schoolboys Visited by His Majesty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
585A
Date Released
22 Aug 1940
Date submitted
15 Aug 1940
Date submitted
19 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King With Boy Harvesters. DESCRIPTION: The King visited several farms in the West Country where schoolboys are spending part of their holidays helping with the harvest. SHOTLIST: The King meets many of the boys who are engaged on this work of great National Importance. Later, the King has a drink with the boys.
Keywords
Royalty; Children; Agriculture; Public information
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
39574
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Harvesting Schoolboys Visited by His Majesty', British Movietone News Issue No. 585A, 22 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11079 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)