Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Helps to Salvage Harvest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
903
Date Released
23 Sep 1946
Date submitted
20 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army (Cameronians) Help to Salvage Harvest. DESCRIPTION: The Army has been helping to salvage what the rain has left of Britain’s harvest. SHOTLIST: KS Soldiers work on farm using pitch forks. Soldiers walk towards fence, place tunics on same, walk over to pitch forks each taking one. Shots of them working on farm, slinging wheat onto conveyor. While they work, one of the regiment’s pipers plays the bagpipes, shots of him walking up and down. Various shots of troops working.
Keywords
Agriculture; Military
Locations
Wiltshire; Warminster
Card file number
47512
Credits:
Camera
Eddie Smales
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Helps to Salvage Harvest', British Movietone News Issue No. 903, 23 Sep 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14056 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)