Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allotment Easter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
619A
Date Released
17 Apr 1941
Date submitted
17 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Allotment Easter. DESCRIPTION: The delights of the seaside were put aside this Bank Holiday in favour of work on the land. Everywhere available plots were being ploughed up and sown. SHOTLIST: Various shots of men working on their allotments and of open spaces being dug up for same. The location in one case is Hyde Park. Shots of motor plough at work. Mr Perrin and Paul Wyand have a humorous interlude as amateur gardeners. They throw refuse into each others gardens. Shot of Mr Perrin with a lawn mower.
Keywords
Agriculture; Domestic life; Cameramen; Newsreels
Card file number
40623
Credits:
Camera
Alfred A. Tunwell
Camera
John Hutchins
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
85
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allotment Easter', British Movietone News Issue No. 619A, 17 Apr 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11609 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)