Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 16,000,000 Americans to Sign On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
595A
Date Released
31 Oct 1940
Date submitted
Oct 1940
Date submitted
28 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Registration. DESCRIPTION: America has introduced compulsory conscription and thousands of men are registering for service. SHOTLIST: Man reads paper. They file into buildings where they register. Various types. Among them is the President’s son John. Speech by the President sitting at his desk.
Keywords
Politics and government; Mass media; Communications; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
39937
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 16,000,000 Americans to Sign On', British Movietone News Issue No. 595A, 31 Oct 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11242 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)