Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert Division: Hot News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
649
Date Released
10 Nov 1941
Date submitted
3 Nov 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: Western Desert - Newspaper Service. DESCRIPTION: The troops in the Western Desert get a fairly regular supply of newspapers and they often feature a special "Western Desert Page". SHOTLIST: A "Lysander" lands and a man jumps out with the papers. The troops gather round to read.
Keywords
Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
41527
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert Division: Hot News', British Movietone News Issue No. 649, 10 Nov 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12017 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)