The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Fleet Leaves Unmolested

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
545A
Date Released
16 Nov 1939
Date submitted
13 Nov 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fleet Leave the Firth of Forth. DESCRIPTION: The expected attack on the Fleet in the Firth of Forth did not happen and it sails at full strength. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Grand Fleet which includes HMS "Nelson" and HMS "Rodney" and the latest cruisers and destroyers including HMS "Edinburgh". All the shots have the Forth Bridge as a background and there are some barrage balloons in the picture. On the riverbank cars are parked and sightseers are waiting for an expected air raid.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37761
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Fleet Leaves Unmolested', British Movietone News Issue No. 545A, 16 Nov 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10412 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)