Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Intrepid ‘Ursula’ Crew Home Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
551
Date Released
25 Dec 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ursula Back. DESCRIPTION: The submarine arrives home after her exploit in the mouth of the River Elbe where she sank a Nazi cruiser. SHOTLIST: Shots of the submarine "Ursula" and the crew. The commander of the vessel, Lt Commander Phillips comes ashore. The crew have all made themselves imitation Iron Crosses. The Ursula was the submarine which sank a German cruiser of the Koln Class.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37990
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
38
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Intrepid ‘Ursula’ Crew Home Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 551, 25 Dec 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10501 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)