Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 84 Million

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
750
Date Released
18 Oct 1943
Date submitted
14 Oct 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 84,000,000 Oranges. DESCRIPTION: The first consignment of 84 million oranges has arrived from South Africa. Children up to the age of five are to receive two pounds each and from six to sixteen one pound. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS Pulling tarpaulin off lorry-load of oranges, various shots of cases of oranges, including CU. MS of kid eating an orange (cut-ins). CU oranges. Cases being prised open.
Keywords
Vehicles; Food and cooking; Economics; Shops and shopping
Locations
Spitalfields Market
Card file number
44172
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 84 Million', British Movietone News Issue No. 750, 18 Oct 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12866 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)