Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas as Usual in Helsinki

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
552A
Date Released
4 Jan 1940
Date submitted
1 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Finns Ambush a Russian Column
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Bombers Havoc in Finnish Factories
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: After the "All-Clear" in the Villages
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas as Usual in Helsinki
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Swedish Navy Guards Her Baltic Commerce
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King of Sweden at Army Manoeuvres
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The War Goes on - in China
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Scots-Canadians Get a Scots Welcome
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Aussie Airmen Get Down to Work
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Australian Premier Visits the Diggers
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: And Billy Hughes is with Them, Too
  12. 12Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New Threat to the Siegfried Line
  13. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Celtic V Rangers Football Match

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes in Finland. DESCRIPTION: Amidst the air raids its Christmas as usual. SHOTLIST: Various scenes of the havoc caused in a factory after the Russian sky Armada had bombarded it. After the all clear has been sounded the citizens leave the dug-outs and file away to the homes. Meanwhile in Helsinki, the shops are open and the inhabitants go about buying their Christmas presents in much the same way that they have always done.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals; Safety devices; War damage; Civil defence
Footage sources
Finland
Card file number
38030
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
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