Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wear Your Gas Mask

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
620A
Date Released
24 Apr 1941
Date submitted
4 Apr 1941
Date submitted
21 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gas Mask Dancing. DESCRIPTION: At a Dance Hall in Streatham they prove you can dance with your gas mask on. SHOTLIST: Dancers all wearing gas masks rush across floor and pick partners. Various shots of people dancing in their gas masks. Soldiers caressing girl in gas mask. The dancers race and dance wearing their gas masks. The story ends with a soldier caressing somebody else’s wife wearing a gas mask!
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Safety devices; Military
Locations
Locarno; Streatham Hill
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
40647
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wear Your Gas Mask', British Movietone News Issue No. 620A, 24 Apr 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11621 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)