Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: General Weygand Takes Over

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
572A
Date Released
23 May 1940
Date submitted
16 May 1940
Date submitted
20 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Day of Intercession
  2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: General Weygand Takes Over
  3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Coast Bombed as Transports Leave
  4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Cruiser Joins Allies
  5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: British Receives More of Hitler’s Victims
  6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Evacuated Children for Pastures New
  7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Aliens Interned as Regulations Tighten
  8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: More Precautions on the Home Front
  9. 9Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: American Red Cross Ambulance Hit
  10. 10Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: In the Maginot Line - Blockhouse Fighting
  11. 11Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Air Fights over France

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Weygand. DESCRIPTION: General Weygand has taken over command in France. SHOTLIST: General Weygand comes out of his office and enters car. At the sea-shore he gets out and goes for his morning walk. This story was used together with library material.
Keywords
Environment; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
39014
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
38
Story extras:
Film clip

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