Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
901A
Date Released
12 Sep 1946
Date submitted
6 Sep 1946
Date submitted
10 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast. DESCRIPTION: There is said to be a bumper harvest in Canada which is good news, as the British one has been washed out by gales and rain. SHOTLIST: KS Blown down wheat. Various shots of wheat being gathered in Canada where they have a bumper harvest, combine harvester at work. Straw-wastage being blown onto stack. Ears being shovelled, stacks of hay being thrown onto hay-field. In England, farmer walks across blown down, ruined fields of wheat. Occasionally holding some up to show how same is ruined. Name of town in Canada in Saskatchewan.
Keywords
Weather; Agriculture
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
47460
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast', British Movietone News Issue No. 901A, 12 Sep 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14032 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)