Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fishermen Ready to Defend Their Island

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
654
Date Released
15 Dec 1941
Date submitted
2 Dec 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Merchantmen Are Now Armed
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fishermen Ready to Defend Their Island
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Turkey Builds Up Her Army
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF and WAAF Train for Many Duties
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Extension Fails to Stop Lease-Lend Aid
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Desert Paratroops

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holy Island Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: The fishermen of Holy Island, off the Northumberland coast, have formed their own Home Guard unit. SHOTLIST: The fishermen of Holy Island or Lindisfarne do their fishing, launch the lifeboat and hold Home Guard exercises in the Castle (which dates from 1500 AD).
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Fisheries; Civil defence; Military; History and archaeology
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41662
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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