Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard Americans - And US Rifles Issued
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 10
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Home Guard and Rifles Presented to British Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: Americans living in Britain have formed the first motorised Home Guard Unit. Further American assistance for the Home Guard comes in the form of rifles and ammunition. SHOTLIST: 1. Close ups of General Hayes and General Sergison Brooke. Shots of the men of parade and of the cars. 2. Lord Davies and Mr Wickham Steed hand out the rifles as members of the Home Guard pass before them. Shot that may come in useful, ie CU of the armlet on a Home Guard Uniform.
- Keywords
- Weapons; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Military
- Footage sources
- Great Britain
- Card file number
- 39997
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 39
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