Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Toughening Up the Home Guard

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
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Unarmed Tough Training for Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: Here are some Home Guards of a Middlesex battalion receiving instruction in "unarmed combat". SHOTLIST: 1. Long shots and close-ups of the tough training and methods of unarmed combat. 2. Close-up of chief instructor, Sergeant Mickey Wood, light-weight wrestling champion of GB. 3. Shot of Sir Philip Carleback. CMG. Commander of S Zone HG who watches combat.
Keywords
Education and training; Civil defence; Military
Card file number
42191
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Toughening Up the Home Guard', British Movietone News Issue No. 674A, 7 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12253 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)