Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Women’s "Austerity" Parades

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
674
Date Released
4 May 1942
Date submitted
30 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Women’s "Austerity" Parades
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Baedeker Blitzes
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia Welcomes General Macarthur
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America Launches Two-A-Day
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Parachute Test from Low Altitude
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Task Troops in Training
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Offensive

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Women Parade in New York. DESCRIPTION: In California Bathing Beauties come under the heading of "National Moral". Florida, not to be outdone, has turned bathing beauties into postwomen. In New York fifteen thousand women parade, showing their preparedness for service and their will to win. SHOTLIST: 15,000 women on parade in New York. These include, Red Cross Nurses, Air Raid Wardens, etc. Usual marching through streets. Crowds watching the parade. There is a picture of a small child who has evidently lost his mother.
Keywords
Commemorations; Organisations; Health and medicine; Children; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
42227
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
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