Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lidice US

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
686
Date Released
27 Jul 1942
Date submitted
21 Jul 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wendell Wilkie at Lidice. Illinois. DESCRIPTION: Lidice in Czechoslovakia was wiped out, but a new Lidice in Illinois has been dedicated to its memory. SHOTLIST: There is a parade and then Wilkie dedicates the name of an American village, which is now called Lidice, in memory of the Czech village of the same name, wiped out by the Germans as a reprisal for the death of Heydrich. Wilkie makes a speech. There are shots of the Czech village of Lidice.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; War damage
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
42624
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lidice US', British Movietone News Issue No. 686, 27 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12368 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)