Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French ATS Parade Somewhere in Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
602A
Date Released
19 Dec 1940
Date submitted
16 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French "Corps Femina" in London. DESCRIPTION: The "Corps Femina" is the Free French equivalent of the ATS. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the parade which is inspected by the CO better known as lawn tennis star M Mathieu. Then the girls receive instruction from the ATS section-leader.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40165
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
28
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French ATS Parade Somewhere in Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 602A, 19 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11358 (Accessed 09 Jun 2025)