Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The British Army is Getting Tough

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
621
Date Released
28 Apr 1941
Date submitted
23 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Hardening Course. DESCRIPTION: To cope with modern warfare a soldier has to be a fit man. SHOTLIST: The men scale a high wall, throw a wooden beam about and finally swim a river with full equipment.
Keywords
Education and training; Swimming; Water sports; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40657
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The British Army is Getting Tough', British Movietone News Issue No. 621, 28 Apr 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11627 (Accessed 09 Jul 2025)