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Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: The Weaker Sex

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
692
Date Released
7 Sep 1942
Date submitted
31 Aug 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Day of National Prayer
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard’s Marine Patrol
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: The Weaker Sex
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Hawks of the Air
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: London Welcomes Her US Guests

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Women’s Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: Members of the Women’s Home Defence are being shown just how to deal with unwanted visitors. SHOTLIST: Badge of Women’s Home Guard Defence. Lt Wood shows how to deal with unwelcome visitors. Mickey Wood & pupils. Girls practising on each other, how to throw a 14 stone Home Guard. Girl throwing Mickey Wood. All this is unarmed combat, throwing, ju-jitsu, etc. Girl walking along street, attacked at the back by bag snatcher, she immediately throws him to the ground, pick up her bag, kicks him into the gutter, walks on leaving him there. CU of girls demonstrating, also of Wood at close quarters with a girl.
Keywords
Education and training; Women; Civil defence; Crime; Military
Locations
Streatham
Card file number
42780
Credits:
Camera
John Hutchins
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:

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