Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: On Active Service - Movietone’s 2nd Despatch from the BEF

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
543
Date Released
30 Oct 1939
Date submitted
26 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Finland’s Troubles
  2. 2Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: U-Boat Prisoners
  3. 3Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Her Majesty and Uniform Makers
  4. 4Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Australian Service Wrestling
  5. 5Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: On Active Service - Movietone’s 2nd Despatch from the BEF

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: With the BEF in France (2). DESCRIPTION: Lord Gort, Commander-in-Chief, makes a tour of inspection. Tanks and armoury are moved into position and gunnery practice continues. The relaxation the Royal Air Force take on the French airmen in a game of football. SHOTLIST: Lord Gort is on a visit of inspection and with him is Major General, the Duke of Windsor. The commanders pose and with Lord Gort is General Gamelin. Thirty ton tanks and heavy artillery are moved up to the lines. Members of the British Force carry out Bayonet drill (wearing gas masks). Mortar platoons are in action worked by soldiers wearing camouflaged helmets. A bren gun is mounted ready to deal with low flying aircraft and soldiers armed with anti-tank rifles rush to positions at the edge of a field of root crops. Bren Carrier crews practise and, on a station, drill is carried out. In the mess, food is prepared and afterwards a football match is played between men from the RAF and men from the French Air Force. As the game goes on planes fly over. A Scottish soldier puts coins in a slot machine. A Colour Sergeant checks up on a kit inspection and examines the soldiers’ feet. Various shots of the soldiers having their usual bath in the small tubs provided.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Safety devices; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Paris
Pathe
Universal
Card file number
37671
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
310
Story extras:
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