Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Man Power Lines Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
675A
Date Released
14 May 1942
Date submitted
May 1942
Date submitted
8 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal West Country Tour
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Film Stars’ War Effort
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Man Power Lines Up
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home from Malta
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Growing Confident - Mr Churchill
  6. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: League Cup Final

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Man Power (13,000,000). DESCRIPTION: In America men between the ages of eighteen and sixty four have to register for national service. They are signing up in their millions, even the President has signed on the dotted line. SHOTLIST: 1. Statue super imposed, representing man-power. 2. Shots of signing. General view of men lined-up. 3. Men make "V" sign. 4. Legionaires Parade. 5. CUs of different types who registered, including. Chinese man with big nose, man with pipe, etc. 6. Mayor La Guardia registers. CU. 7. Shot of flag. Stars and Stripes. 8. Interior shots of registrar. 9. Shot of San Francisco City Hall. 10. CU of men registering. 11. Sergeant York walks into camera. Registers. CU of him registering. 12. General view of the capital, Washington. 13. Production Minister, Donald M Nelson registers. CU. 14. Senator Henderson registers. CU. 15. Paul V McNutt registers. 16. Roosevelt registers. CU 17. Hand in fish bowl. 18. Soldiers marching. 19. Men going to steel mill. 20. Doctor working on patient. 21. Men working on shell. 22. CU of farm labourer. 23. Men working.
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Weapons; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Military; Newsreels
Footage sources
United States of America
British Paramount
Card file number
42278
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
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