Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada’s Largest Family

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
760
Date Released
27 Dec 1943
Date submitted
13 Dec 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canada’s Largest Family. DESCRIPTION: The L’Heureux family, seventeen children and Mamma and Papa live on a hundred acre farm near Quebec. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Family filing out of barn, walking in various directions to their respective jobs. GS of one working on digging machines, others following picking up potatoes. CU Potatoes. GS of group seated in field eating fruit, drinking milk etc., one of the children is salting an apple. Another hanging washing, GS of same, one seated in rocking chair on balcony, washing all around bungalow. Another (mother) at stove lifting out jars of pickled carrots. GS of bottled goods. GS of mother at spinning wheel, also children. CU spinning wheel. GS of child walking across farm. Another seated in centre of many pairs of shoes & boots which he is attempting to clean. GS of family lined along fence. Husband & wife GS they kiss, & that ends the story.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Children; Curiosities; Agriculture; Domestic life; Fashion and costume
Locations
Quebec; Canada
Footage sources
United States of America
British Paramount
Card file number
44353
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
85
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada’s Largest Family', British Movietone News Issue No. 760, 27 Dec 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12950 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)