25 Years Ago

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1839A
Date Released
3 Sep 1964
Date submitted
29 Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 125 Years Ago
  2. 2Leave It to the Navy!
  3. 3A Rhino Called Rhona
  4. 4Goodwood - Top Tourist

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 25 Years Ago. DESCRIPTION: A quarter of a century has passed since that September day in 1939. We recall the scenes during the very first minutes of the last world war. SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU map of Poland and Germany. LS Big Ben. MCU same. GV pan Houses of Parliament. MS posters. MS same. GV crowds running to air raid shelters. TS man on bike sounds air raid warning. GV crowds in street going to shelters. MS same. LS same. MS people enter air raid shelters. CU army notices. MS group of soldiers. MS more. TS car along street. TS air raid wardens. TS people in street. MLS children filling sandbags. MS men doing likewise. MLS men placing sandbags against buildings. LS same. MS children being evacuated. MCU same. MS same. GV children board train. CU same waving. LS train pulls out of station. LS same. MCU children on train. CU same (3 shots). MCU same. CU same. MCU small girl tries on gas mask. MS pan crowd cheering. CU pan down sign Fish and Chips for Everyone in the World BAR ONE. MS crowd cheering. MS pan small boy.
Locations
United Kingdom
Footage sources
Movietone Library
Card file number
88789
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
287
Story extras:
Film clip

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