Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Food for the Freed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
715A
Date Released
18 Feb 1943
Date submitted
12 Feb 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Food for the Freed. DESCRIPTION: In Morocco, the urgent problem of food for the Arab population has had to be dealt with by the Allies. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of hundreds of Arabs gathered in large open space. MS of an Arab seated at table with French official, issuing food tickets. Shot of sugar being weighed and distributed. Arabs walk into camera receive goods & walk out again.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Economics; Foreign aid; Military
Locations
Morocco
Footage sources
United States of America
Movietone
Card file number
43401
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Food for the Freed', British Movietone News Issue No. 715A, 18 Feb 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12616 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)