Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Thank You Housewives" - Salvage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
811A
Date Released
21 Dec 1944
Date submitted
Dec 1944
Date submitted
19 Dec 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Thank You Housewives" - Salvage
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mosquitos’ Deadly Norwegian Attack
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Front - Christmas 1944
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - "Christmas Greetings"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thank-you, Housewives - Trailer. SHOTLIST: navy officer standing in front of a flag saying thank you to housewives for saving bones and paper. Parachutist saying thank you to housewives for going without silks. RAF pilot saying thanks for saving bones. Army man saying thanks for saving rags and papers. Sailor saying thanks. Farmer saying thanks for saving kitchen waster. CU Poster - ‘Housewives - The Nation Thanks You - keep it up’.
Local distribution only
Trailer
Keywords
Women; Domestic life; Public information
Footage sources
Ministry of Information
Card file number
45390
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip

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