Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Bevin Says "Well, Mates"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
581A
Date Released
25 Jul 1940
Date submitted
20 Jul 1940
Date submitted
22 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Bevin Says "Well, Mates"
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Cheerio Crusade Has a Terrific Send-Off
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: More Light Relief - Here’s an Eyeful of It
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: How You Might Have Spent Your Holidays
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Destroyers Defy Nazi Bombing Attacks
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Cobber’s Fiancée Keeps His Promise
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: The King Finds Ldv’s Very Much on the Alert

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Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Munitions Concert. DESCRIPTION: Mr Bevin speaks to munitions workers during the interval of an ENSA concert. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the men. Will Fyffe entertains them. Then Mr Bevin addresses them and, as he leaves the platform, he is mobbed by enthusiastic workers. Speech: "Well mates, every since we took office we have been exhorting you to work hard. I have never known so much exhortation to work hard in my life. But we’ve got to do it to win this victory and I know you’ll do it. And there’s a good quarter in the Government that through whom I’m going to work with these concerts. There’s Albert Alexander of the Navy, Herbert Morrison the minister of supply and Lord Beaverbrook and myself. With the other three I’ll get the job done. I’m grateful as the Government is and everyone for the marvellous output that has been given. I want you to keep it up because the more you keep it up the quicker we’ll get this wretched job over and we’re going to get it over on our terms. And we’ll do it cheerfully and we shan’t have to alter very much. We’ll all go along together with a mighty effort and show to the Hitlers and Mussolinis that we do not only work and fight but we can be cheerful in doing."
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Performing arts
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39396
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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