Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Lays Safety Belt on Mines

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
556
Date Released
29 Jan 1940
Date submitted
25 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mine Laying. DESCRIPTION: The British Navy has laid a five-hundred-mile anti U-boat barrier in the North Sea. SHOTLIST: The mine layer leaves port and anti-aircraft guns are ready. Down below the mines are prepared. The mines are shot overboard down a sort of railway line.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38187
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Lays Safety Belt on Mines', British Movietone News Issue No. 556, 29 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10582 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)