Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sportsmen Form Hg Cavalry

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

647

Date Released

27 Oct 1941

Date submitted

20 Oct 1941

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sabotage in USA
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Malaya’s Intensive War Production
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Branch for Land Army
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sportsmen Form Hg Cavalry
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Stiff Training for Our New Model Army
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Soviet Spirit Unbreakable

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lewes Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: On the Sussex Downs near Lewes jockeys and trainees have formed a Cavalry Unit of the Home Guard. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the cavalry Home Guard which parades on the Downs above Lewes Race Course. Among personalities are Sergeant Fred Rees and his brother Lester who are both Grand National winners.

Keywords

Sport; Horses; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Animals; Military

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

41453

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

33

Story extras:

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