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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Jack Gives a Hand - Down on the Local Farm

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
702A
Date Released
19 Nov 1942
Date submitted
Nov 1942
Date submitted
16 Nov 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Save Water
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Civilians Who Beat the Blitz Parade
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gifts Exchanged by Soldiers and Workers
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Exercise Makes Valuable Scrap
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Many Homeless after Fire
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Jack Gives a Hand - Down on the Local Farm
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Day in New York
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Jap Fleet Smashed
  9. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Glasgow Civil Defence Parade

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Navy Helps Farmers. DESCRIPTION: British sailors on leave in Virginia help local farmers with harvesting. SHOTLIST: British sailors jumping off trucks, next you see them threshing, collecting corn (wheat). Group shot of sailors sitting on ground eating & drinking. Various angle shots of sailors at work. Corn-husking etc.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Agriculture; Navy; Military
Locations
Virginia
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
43094
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:

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