Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Air Secretary in France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
542A
Date Released
26 Oct 1939
Date submitted
20 Oct 1939
Date submitted
24 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: War Secretary’s Pungent Speech
  2. 2Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Home Training
  3. 3Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Air Secretary in France
  4. 4Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: King and Queen See Balloon Barrage
  5. 5Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: His Majesty and New Militia
  6. 6Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Stockholm Conference
  7. 7Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Our Gracie at Concert Party

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Kingsley Wood in France. DESCRIPTION: Sir Kingsley Wood visits the RAF. SHOTLIST: The Secretary of State for the Air pays a visit to France where he sees the men and shows great appreciation for their bus which bears a notice about return trips to the Siegfried Line. Water has inundated the ground and many of the tents are standing in several inches of water. He inspects the kitchens and splashes through the mud on a complete tour of the unit.
Keywords
Politics and government; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
France
British Paramount
Card file number
37656
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
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