Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
901A
Date Released
12 Sep 1946
Date submitted
6 Sep 1946
Date submitted
10 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Movietone Interviews Premier Tsaldaris
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: After the Harvest They Dance
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s New Air Speed Record
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Policy for Germany
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Baor Families Settle Down
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kensington Squatters

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wheat - Canadian and British Contrast. DESCRIPTION: There is said to be a bumper harvest in Canada which is good news, as the British one has been washed out by gales and rain. SHOTLIST: KS Blown down wheat. Various shots of wheat being gathered in Canada where they have a bumper harvest, combine harvester at work. Straw-wastage being blown onto stack. Ears being shovelled, stacks of hay being thrown onto hay-field. In England, farmer walks across blown down, ruined fields of wheat. Occasionally holding some up to show how same is ruined. Name of town in Canada in Saskatchewan.
Keywords
Weather; Agriculture
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
47460
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:

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