Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Bombardment of Namsos

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
570A
Date Released
9 May 1940
Date submitted
7 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Namsos Bombarded. DESCRIPTION: The first pictures from Namsos, one of the two main landing places for the Allied troops. The Nazi air power subjected the place to continuous bombardment. SHOTLIST: The town blazes furiously. Cars, fire fighters and first aid parties rush through the ruined streets. Shots at night of the blazes. In the woods, people sleep in the snow while Nazi planes roar overhead.
Local distribution only
Specialled on Wednesday.
Keywords
Weather; Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
38904
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
121
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Bombardment of Namsos', British Movietone News Issue No. 570A, 9 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10840 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)