French Call-Up
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Call-Up. DESCRIPTION: At the little town of Villefranche sur Saone the French call-up is celebrated; it’s not a case of Z-men, for this is just part of their annual conscription - a sort of last fling in civvy street before joining up. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV conscripts in top hats through crowded streets. Various shots of new conscripts dancing through streets. Various shots of old veterans passing along in procession, some riding in horse-drawn vehicles.
- Keywords
- War veterans; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Military
- Locations
- Villefranche-sur-Saône
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
- Card file number
- 54969
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 42
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