Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas is Just Another Naval Occasion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
604
Date Released
30 Dec 1940
Date submitted
26 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: No Slacking in Export Trade
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas is Just Another Naval Occasion
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Submarine for United Stated Navy
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Navy Socks Army in Football Classic
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: First US Conscripts Sample Army Life
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Pilots Join Canadian Air Force
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australians in the Western Desert
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: London Enjoys Christmas

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy’s Christmas. DESCRIPTION: The Navy enjoys turkey and pudding. SHOTLIST: The men mix the pudding and pour in the rum. The turkeys are prepared and the iced-cakes, too. The King’s Health was drunk and in the Chapel carols were sung and in the mess room a good feed was had. The name of the ship was censored.
Keywords
Music and dance; Food and cooking; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Censorship; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
40183
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
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