Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Experts Lay Roads

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

590

Date Released

23 Sep 1940

Date submitted

17 Sep 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

2 / 4

Section Title

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

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadians Build Roads. DESCRIPTION: Equipment used by Canadian Road Construction companies is being put to good use. SHOTLIST: With the assistance of heavy machinery the Canadian unit sweeps away obstacles, gathers them up and finally the concrete surface is laid and a three mile by-pass has been completed in twelve days.

Keywords

Road transport; Engineering; Military

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

39739

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

49

Story extras:

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