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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tennis Helps Swell Red Cross Funds

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
594A
Date Released
24 Oct 1940
Date submitted
18 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New American-NZ Air Service Starts
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tennis Helps Swell Red Cross Funds
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How South Africa is Lining Up
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Burma Road is Working Again
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Hospital at Work in England
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Lothian from USA
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Kennedy Says Au Revoir

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Red Cross Tennis in Australia. DESCRIPTION: In Sydney Australia’s Davis Cup Champions help to raise money for the Red Cross. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the crowd which included Lady Gowrie and Brigadier Murray. The exhibition match is between Bromwich and Quist and Crawford and McGrath.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Fundraising; Military
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
39906
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
64
Story extras:

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