Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spend the Blitz in the Country

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
639A
Date Released
4 Sep 1941
Date submitted
28 Aug 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Evacuees Leave London. DESCRIPTION: Children leave London for the country before the onset of the blitz season. SHOTLIST: Mothers and children leave London for the country. Various shots of the families leaving by train. They are seen off by the fathers.
Keywords
Railways; Civil defence; Evacuees
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41235
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
25
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spend the Blitz in the Country', British Movietone News Issue No. 639A, 4 Sep 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11896 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)