Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bevin’s Boys

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

764

Date Released

24 Jan 1944

Date submitted

20 Jan 1944

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bevin’s Boys. DESCRIPTION: Mr Bevin’s "ballotees" prepare to go down the mines, at a Training Centre in Swinton, Lancs., they are taught truck handling etc. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Ballotees arriving at Training Centre. GS of ballotees being questioned by Ministry of Labour reps. (in sound). GS of boys receiving outfit & kit. CU Ray Neckles trying on tin-hat. Group of ballotees walk into camera. GV of boys handling trucks, shown how to straighten railway lines, stacking props. Experienced miners handling trucks at pithead. Ballotees leaving pithead. CU types of boys. Two walk into camera. CU of David Hewetson (public schoolboy from St Bees) & Bill Hibbs from Wigan talking about why they have decided to become miners.

Keywords

Education and training; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Safety devices; Youth

Locations

England; Lancashire; Swinton

Card file number

44484

Credits:

Camera: J. L. Ramsden
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

117

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