The Children’s New Homes

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

536A

Date Released

14 Sep 1939

Date submitted

11 Sep 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Australia Wins Davis Cup
2. 2America’s View by Roosevelt
3. 3Cinemas Again
4. 4Football Also Starts
5. 5Girls Take over the Land
6. 6The Children’s New Homes
7. 7Lessons by the Briny
8. 8Duchess of Kent Makes Splints
9. 9The Queen and Red Cross
10. 10Their Majesties at ARP Posts

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Children in the Country. DESCRIPTION: Evacuated children in the countryside, so stay in stately homes like these taken in by Sir William and Lady Jowitt. SHOTLIST: Evacuated children play in the garden in the home of Sir William Jowitt KC. Lady Jowitt and her husband play with the kids.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Evacuees

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

37396

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

33

Story extras:

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