Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Railways Find Women’s Help Invaluable

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
674A
Date Released
7 May 1942
Date submitted
17 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Women Railway Workers. DESCRIPTION: Women are doing many of the jobs on the railways, working signals and maintenance work. SHOTLIST: 1. Gang of women are seen clearing a Pacific type engine, LNER. 2. CU of woman cleaning wheel. 3. Woman cleaning flue. 4. Woman lighting fire. 5. Girls greasing points. 6. First woman railway guard. 7. Shots of interior of signal box. 8. Girls operating signals. 9. CU of girl operating telegraph. 10. Gang of women painting railway bridge. Also CUs. 11. Woman painting high signal. 12. Good shot of train passing under bridge.
Keywords
Communications; Industry and manufacture
Card file number
42188
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Railways Find Women’s Help Invaluable', British Movietone News Issue No. 674A, 7 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12251 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)