A Plea to Abolish Officious Secrecy

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

539A

Date Released

5 Oct 1939

Date submitted

2 Oct 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tientsin Floods
2. 2Routine and Fitness in the RAF
3. 3A World Champion Entertains
4. 4Services Hair Fashions
5. 5Nurses New Uniforms
6. 6Double Stretcher
7. 7Gas-Bag Car
8. 8Anti-Tank Gun Practice
9. 9Unit Bridge Building
10. 10Ladies - ‘Shun!
11. 11Our Young Army Trains
12. 12A Plea to Abolish Officious Secrecy

Story

Story No. within this Issue

12 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Route March Through Chester. DESCRIPTION: The newsreels appeal for the right to show how our services are preparing for war. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the men marching through the streets carrying their full equipment. Used in conjunction with library shots of troops marching in "a plea to abolish officious secrecy". Close and other shots, also shots of feet and legs marching.

Keywords

Mass media; Censorship; Military

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

37533

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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