Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Doom of the ‘Graf Spee’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
552
Date Released
1 Jan 1940
Date submitted
29 Dec 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Admiral Graf Spee Scuttled. DESCRIPTION: INGNOMINIOUS END OF THE POCKET BATTLESHIP, SUNK BY HITLER, RATHER THAN FACE AGAIN THE BRITISH NAVAL SQUADRON. SHOTLIST: The Battleship steams out of Montevideo with flag flying. Crowds watching on quayside. Explosions occur on the horizon. Various shots from the air and sea level of the "Graf Spee" blazing. Also shots of the tanker "Tacoma" which is reputed to have been the Spee’s supply ship.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Fires; War damage; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Montevideo
Card file number
38025
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
285
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Doom of the ‘Graf Spee’', British Movietone News Issue No. 552, 1 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10509 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)