Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fitness is Soldier’s First Duty
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 10
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Physical Fitness for Soldiers. DESCRIPTION: Boxing and athletics and not just PT are part of the army training these days. SHOTLIST: Beside drill and marching in gas masks and mock advances through smoke screens and soldiers has to pass several tests in fitness. These include running the 100yds, boxing and the cross country marathon.
- Keywords
- Sport; Education and training; Athletics; Safety devices; Military
- Footage sources
- Great Britain
- Card file number
- 39808
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 41
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fitness is Soldier’s First Duty', British Movietone News Issue No. 591A, 3 Oct 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11179 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)