Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Young America is Now Commando-Conscious

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
684
Date Released
13 Jul 1942
Date submitted
9 Jul 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Commandos Training. DESCRIPTION: Students at a New York School are going in for the toughest physical training course available. SHOTLIST: Boys of the Flushing, New York High School go in for Commando Training. You see them swinging on ropes etc. (interior shots). Out in the open you see them running, jumping, scaling a wall, leaping, and rolling over etc.,
Keywords
Sport; Education and training; Military; Youth
Locations
New York
Card file number
42573A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
46
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Young America is Now Commando-Conscious', British Movietone News Issue No. 684, 13 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12349 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)