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

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
8 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Western Desert - Christmas Cards. DESCRIPTION: The troops make their own Christmas cards to send back home. SHOTLIST: There are no cards in the desert so the boys get their own local inhabitants to pose as models. Various close-ups of the finished cards.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Arts and crafts; Celebrations and festivals; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
41530
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert Division: Christmas Card', British Movietone News Issue No. 649, 10 Nov 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12018 (Accessed 19 Jul 2025)