Army: Tommy Atkins new military plans is a bit of all right says Carl Bernard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
429
Date Released
23 Aug 1937
Date submitted
18 Aug 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Section Title
Army
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tommy Atkins Thinks New Military Plans a Bit of All Right. SHOTLIST: CU of soldier. Shots of soldiers seated on seat alongside wall. CU Mr Hore Belisha. CU Airforce boy (Leslie Moss) winking. Walks away from camera with arm around waist of girl. CU face of tommy. Soldiers marching. Life Guards riding past camera. Tanks along road. Night shots of AA. Sappers at work. Horse marines train on wooden horses. Tattoo shots. Shots of Cromwell Fashions. Chelsea Pensioners in grounds of hospital. March along road. Air Force chap with girl walking.
Keywords
War veterans; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Women; Aviation; Ceremonies; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5610
Credits:
Commentator
Carl Bernard
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Army: Tommy Atkins new military plans is a bit of all right says Carl Bernard', British Movietone News Issue No. 429, 23 Aug 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7919 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)