Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Time is Leave Time

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
551
Date Released
25 Dec 1939
Date submitted
18 Dec 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: The Supreme War Council Meets
  2. 2Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: The Canadians on Parade
  3. 3Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Bombers Teams Signal Thumbs-Up
  4. 4Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: The RAF’s Christmas Victuals
  5. 5Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Time is Leave Time
  6. 6Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Intrepid ‘Ursula’ Crew Home Again
  7. 7Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: HM the King Meets Naval Personnel
  8. 8Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: The Hammering of the ‘Graf Spee’. First Pictures of the Doomed Battleship at Montevideo. (Special Movietone Service).

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Xmas Leave for the BEF. DESCRIPTION: Some of the troops serving in France were lucky enough to come home on leave. SHOTLIST: Troops embark at a French Port and on arrival at a London terminus file outside and enter buses.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Railways; Transport; Celebrations and festivals; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37961
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
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