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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cockney Stories

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
589A
Date Released
19 Sep 1940
Date submitted
Sep 1940
Date submitted
16 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Army is Ready for the Nazis
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Weapons Week Inaugurated
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Buckingham Palace Bombed Again
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: St Paul’s Cathedral Saved
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Superb Work of Civil Defence Services
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cockney Stories
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Co-Operation Exercises
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Well Done! Fighter Command
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The RAF’s Reply

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Raid Interviews (Cockney Stories). DESCRIPTION: An ARP Warden tells how his own home was hit. Another Londoner tells how the Anderson shelter saved him and his sons. SHOTLIST: 1. With an Air Raid Warden who stands at the door of his wrecked house. 2. A man whose house was demolished but whose Anderson Shelter saved the family. The Siren wails as the talk is recorded.
Keywords
Safety devices; War damage; Civil defence
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39729
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
61
Story extras:

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