Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: London Boosts War Weapons Week
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London’s War Weapons’ Week Opens. DESCRIPTION: The aim is to raise a hundred million pounds for the war weapons fund. SHOTLIST: Lord Kindersley, Lord Mottistone and Sir Albert Clavering review and inspect the various cars which have bombs on the top and which will take part in the procession. At the Mansion House, the Lord Mayor accepts a cheque for £5,000,000 from the Prudential. Also a massed band section which was not used.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Fundraising; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
- Footage sources
- Great Britain
- Card file number
- 40772
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 47
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: London Boosts War Weapons Week', British Movietone News Issue No. 624A, 22 May 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11685 (Accessed 13 Jul 2025)