Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert News: Darts in the Desert

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
8 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Darts in the Desert. DESCRIPTION: The Arabs can’t understand the game of darts. SHOTLIST: Various shots of English troops teaching Arabs to play darts in the desert.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
41083
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
20
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert News: Darts in the Desert', British Movietone News Issue No. 635A, 7 Aug 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11847 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)