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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Oranges for All?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
762A
Date Released
13 Jan 1944
Date submitted
3 Jan 1944
Date submitted
7 Jan 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Oranges for All?
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cairo - The Cost of Living
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: From Ship to Front Line
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Liberators for Jugoslavs
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Offensive - The Debit Side
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - "Coals of Fire"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oranges for All. DESCRIPTION: In Jaffa oranges are being picked for the first consignment for Britain. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS orange grove & CU of oranges growing, being picked by natives. GV of hundreds of oranges after picking. GS of natives wrapping, & packing into cases. Cases being loaded onto ships. Various shots of same. CU Oranges.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Agriculture; Railways; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Jaffa; Haifa
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
Card file number
44448
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:

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