Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: French Troops Move Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
571A
Date Released
16 May 1940
Date submitted
11 May 1940
Date submitted
14 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: New War Cabinet
  2. 2Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Dutch Royal Family Come to England
  3. 3Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: First Pictures of the Lowlands Invasion
  4. 4Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: French Troops Move Up
  5. 5Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: The BEF - Back to Belgium
  6. 6Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: Pitiable Stream of Refugees Goes On
  7. *Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Glasgow - 2,000 "Specials" on Parade

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes in Belgium. DESCRIPTION: French soldiers move up to the border areas, the mechanised troops travelling swiftly. SHOTLIST: French tanks and lorries of soldiers move through the towns. Refugees leave in pitiful stream. A small boy gives a cigarette to a soldier. The townsfolk read notices which announce that French troops are racing to their aid. Shots of all types of military equipment, motor-cyclists tanks and artillery. French Town Bombarded - CARD 38972 Various shots of the devastation to houses and other buildings. Nearby is the wreckage of a German plane.
Keywords
Vehicles; Children; Weapons; Aviation; Motorcycling; Communications; War damage; Propaganda; Exile; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
38970
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
109
Story extras:
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