Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Women Prepare to Help

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
661A
Date Released
5 Feb 1942
Date submitted
Feb 1942
Date submitted
2 Feb 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: AWVS Volunteers. DESCRIPTION: In America girls, aged fourteen to eighteen, have been getting into uniform and mobilising for emergency service. SHOTLIST: American girls enlist. In uniform they start their training which consists of learning morse code and First Aid.
Keywords
Education and training; Health and medicine; Women; Communications; Social welfare; Military; Youth
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
41867
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Women Prepare to Help', British Movietone News Issue No. 661A, 5 Feb 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12129 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)