Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Miners Have Own Pit Guard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
588
Date Released
9 Sep 1940
Date submitted
2 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Blitzkriegs May Come But Nazis Will Fall
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia Has Its Home Guard Too
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Miners Have Own Pit Guard
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hop Picking as Usual with Precautions
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Carol Abdicates - Michael King
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Moi Honoured by Royal Visit
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: South African Troops for Middle East
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Mercy Liner Reaches USA
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 50 US Destroyers for Our Fleet
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: We Can’t Have Too Many Destroyers
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Daily They Take Our Convoys Through
  12. 12Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Carry Your Gas Mask

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miners LDV Near Wrexham. DESCRIPTION: As well as working under ground miners have formed their own Home Guard Units. SHOTLIST: Shots of men ascending from pit to take up duty on an emergency call. Rushing to their uniforms. Racing from pit to take up their various positions. In position for action. Holding up cars outside the pit. Close up of same.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Mining; Civil defence
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39660
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
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