Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Steel Helmets by the Thousand

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
596
Date Released
4 Nov 1940
Date submitted
24 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: Making Tin Hats for the Troops. DESCRIPTION: At a factory in Newcastle, New South Wales steel helmets are turned out by the thousands. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the various processes entailed in the manufacture of tin hats. The pictures are taken in the Australian works at Newcastle, NSW.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Safety devices; Civil defence; Fashion and costume
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
39923
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Steel Helmets by the Thousand', British Movietone News Issue No. 596, 4 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11250 (Accessed 27 Jul 2025)