Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert News: Your Letters Arrive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
635A
Date Released
7 Aug 1941
Date submitted
1 Aug 1941
Date submitted
30 Jul 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Desert Postal Service. DESCRIPTION: The Desert Postal Service covers hundreds of miles delivering letters to the troops. SHOTLIST: Various shots of lorries moving across the desert with letters for the troops. The letters are delivered to the troops by motor cycle. Various shots of troops reading their letters.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Environment; Communications; Postal services; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
41086
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
23
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert News: Your Letters Arrive', British Movietone News Issue No. 635A, 7 Aug 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11846 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)