Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: US and Canada Greet British Youngsters

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

580A

Date Released

18 Jul 1940

Date submitted

9 Jul 1940

Date submitted

16 Jul 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Jack Dempsey Climbs Back into the Ring
2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Pt Actually Draws Volunteers Now
3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Eton V Harrow (War-Time Version)
4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Schoolboys Aid in National Tasks
5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: US and Canada Greet British Youngsters
6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: St Helena Prepares
7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Fourteenth of July - Last Year and This
8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Alexandria’s Air Raid Causes Small Damage
9. 9Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Nazis Are Defeated in Attack on Convoy

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Section Title

Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Kids Arrive in Canada. DESCRIPTION: Seavacs arrive in New York en route for friendly homes for the duration of the war. SHOTLIST: British children, some from St Hilda’s School, Yorkshire, arrive in Canada. Red Cross workers give out refreshments. Various shots of the children with nurses, with their pets and toys and finally leaving for their train. British Kids Arrive In America - CARD 39356 Seventy-one children, the first large group of thousands of the English children who are brought to the USA for the duration arrive on board the W Star Liner "Scythia". Shots of children waving at the Statue of Liberty - passing New York skyline and one of the boys talks.

Keywords

Organisations; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Railways; Evacuees; Animals

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

39360

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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