Army: Tommy Atkins new military plans is a bit of all right says Carl Bernard

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

429

Date Released

23 Aug 1937

Date submitted

18 Aug 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fashions: Description by Beryl de Querton
2. 2Reports: Japan brings up reinforcements
3. 3Reports: Crystal Palace in flames again
4. 4Reports: Blast the road
5. 5Reports: Elephant power in Ceylon
6. 6Reports: Aussie girls can shoot
7. 7Army: Tommy Atkins new military plans is a bit of all right says Carl Bernard
8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Peter Kane playing bowls
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Farr and Louis
10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Children’s Regatta
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Trawlers Race
12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Grasmere Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 12

Section Title

Army

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tommy Atkins Thinks New Military Plans a Bit of All Right. SHOTLIST: CU of soldier. Shots of soldiers seated on seat alongside wall. CU Mr Hore Belisha. CU Airforce boy (Leslie Moss) winking. Walks away from camera with arm around waist of girl. CU face of tommy. Soldiers marching. Life Guards riding past camera. Tanks along road. Night shots of AA. Sappers at work. Horse marines train on wooden horses. Tattoo shots. Shots of Cromwell Fashions. Chelsea Pensioners in grounds of hospital. March along road. Air Force chap with girl walking.

Keywords

War veterans; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Women; Aviation; Ceremonies; Animals; Military

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5610

Credits:

Commentator

Carl Bernard

Length of story (in feet)

73

Story extras:

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