Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sweeping the Seas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
554
Date Released
14 Jan 1940
Date submitted
9 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Columbus Scuttled. DESCRIPTION: The story in pictures of the fate Nazi merchant navy - the "Columbus", "Arauca", "Dusseldorf" and "Tacoma". SHOTLIST: The American cruiser "Tuscaloosa" which rescued the crew of the Columbus. The survivors are brought ashore and the skipper. Captain Daehne makes a statement. No actual pictures of wreck of Columbus.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38096
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sweeping the Seas', British Movietone News Issue No. 554, 14 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10548 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)