Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Latest Dance Craze "Mother Brown"

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

550

Date Released

18 Dec 1939

Date submitted

13 Dec 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: His Majesty’s Anniversaries
2. 2Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Good Cheer for BEF
3. 3Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Planes, and Yet More Planes
4. 4Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Latest Dance Craze "Mother Brown"
5. 5Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: The Country at Christmas is Good for Children
6. 6Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Police Celebrate in Land of Pharaohs
7. 7Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: New Governor for Indian Province
8. 8Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Graf Von Spee and Her Gallant Opponents
9. 9Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: First Film of Naval Action in This War. Royal Navy Repels Enemy Planes (Exclusive to Movietone).

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Section Title

Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’ Dance. DESCRIPTION: The ballroom version of ‘Knees up Mother Brown’. SHOTLIST: The band plays the tune and professional dancers give a demonstration at Locarno, Streatham Hill. Later all the dancers join in.

Keywords

Music and dance; Exhibitions and shows

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

37939

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

103

Story extras:

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