Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Baseball May Capture Northern Ireland?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
685A
Date Released
23 Jul 1942
Date submitted
13 Jul 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Augsburg Hero Weds
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Baseball May Capture Northern Ireland?
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Battle of the Ridges
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lease-Lend Supplies for United Nations
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Largest Flying Boat Has a Maiden Flight
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombing Tokyo in Miniature
  7. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Drumhead Service, Central Park, Wallasey

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: AEF Play Baseball in NI. DESCRIPTION: The American Troops in Northern Ireland stage a baseball game. SHOTLIST: The Duke of Abercorn, Governor General of Northern Ireland throws in the ball, rather like President Roosevelt does, to start the game which is played by members of the AEF stationed in Northern Ireland. There are some crowd shots and a CU of a small boy seriously watching the game.
Keywords
Sport; Politics and government; Children; Aristocracy; Military
Card file number
42594
Credits:
Camera
Jack Barnett
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:
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