Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Home Guard and Its Rifle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
590
Date Released
23 Sep 1940
Date submitted
29 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Home Guard and Its Rifle
  2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Experts Lay Roads
  3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombing Renewed on Britain’s Front Line
  4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scars of London

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The P14 Rifle Explained. DESCRIPTION: The new P14 and P17 rifles are demonstrated to the Home Guard. SHOTLIST: Demonstration of the P14 Rifle by Colour Sergeant Bryant and Sergeant Major Stafford to members of the LDV. A speech by Colonel Pickering is also made and the Queen’s Royal Regiment’s anthem is played by a bugler.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39638
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 73 times.