Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Half Tanker Beaches after Epic Voyage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
562
Date Released
11 Mar 1940
Date submitted
5 Mar 1940
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 14
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Imperial Transport. DESCRIPTION: The ‘Imperial Transport’ was torpedoed three hundred miles out in the Atlantic and brought home with superb seamanship. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the half-a-tanker which was navigated for 300 miles with the help of a schoolboy’s atlas. On the deck is written "Send Help Urgent".
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38479
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Half Tanker Beaches after Epic Voyage', British Movietone News Issue No. 562, 11 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10676 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)