Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Santa Claus Was a Fireman

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
708
Date Released
28 Dec 1942
Date submitted
7 Dec 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Xmas Toys. DESCRIPTION: The men of the National Fire Service have been busy making toys and dolls for Christmas. Others too have been working to bring joy to children including the Red Cross and St John, the WVS and Nursery Schools. SHOTLIST: Cut story - CU baby playing with doll. Shot of chimney, fireman climbing off roof by means of ladder. AFS fireman manipulating model turntable. Shots of various types of dolls. Cut-in of blitz area. Shots of model ships, locomotives etc. Red Cross & St John’s Nurses making miniature of themselves CD men making models of tanks, ships etc. Group of toys. Mrs Collyer of Dartford making clothes for dolls; also Mrs Knowles (eighty years old) making clothes by means of sewing machine. GS nursery. Firemen arriving with toys for children.
Keywords
Organisations; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Children; Women; Celebrations and festivals; Industry and manufacture; Older people; Social welfare; War damage; Fashion and costume
Card file number
43171
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Santa Claus Was a Fireman', British Movietone News Issue No. 708, 28 Dec 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12557 (Accessed 24 Jun 2025)