Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: British Tanks Take Fences Straight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
562A
Date Released
14 Mar 1940
Date submitted
7 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: BEF - Tanks. DESCRIPTION: On the Western Front Tank Units practice. SHOTLIST: Various shots of light tanks, all of which are names after a Grand National horse, passing over rough country on manoeuvres.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Military
Footage sources
British Expeditionary Force
Card file number
38494
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: British Tanks Take Fences Straight', British Movietone News Issue No. 562A, 14 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10691 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)