Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Food for the Freed

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

715A

Date Released

18 Feb 1943

Date submitted

12 Feb 1943

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Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Food for the Freed. DESCRIPTION: In Morocco, the urgent problem of food for the Arab population has had to be dealt with by the Allies. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of hundreds of Arabs gathered in large open space. MS of an Arab seated at table with French official, issuing food tickets. Shot of sugar being weighed and distributed. Arabs walk into camera receive goods & walk out again.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Economics; Foreign aid; Military

Locations

Morocco

Footage sources

United States of America
Movietone

Card file number

43401

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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