Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Helps to Salvage Harvest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

903

Date Released

23 Sep 1946

Date submitted

20 Sep 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Luxury Squatters Move Out
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Helps to Salvage Harvest
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Preparing for a King’s Return
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Carcass City
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wallace - Byrnes US Foreign Policy Crisis
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wool Sales Are on in Sydney

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army (Cameronians) Help to Salvage Harvest. DESCRIPTION: The Army has been helping to salvage what the rain has left of Britain’s harvest. SHOTLIST: KS Soldiers work on farm using pitch forks. Soldiers walk towards fence, place tunics on same, walk over to pitch forks each taking one. Shots of them working on farm, slinging wheat onto conveyor. While they work, one of the regiment’s pipers plays the bagpipes, shots of him walking up and down. Various shots of troops working.

Keywords

Agriculture; Military

Locations

Wiltshire; Warminster

Card file number

47512

Credits:

Camera

Eddie Smales

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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