Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The First Parachute Prisoners in England

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
572
Date Released
20 May 1940
Date submitted
16 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachute Troop Prisoners. DESCRIPTION: Nazi parachute troops who had been captured in Holland are landed in Britain. SHOTLIST: Guarded by Dutch soldiers with fixed bayonets the troops come ashore. Here they are searched and a wicked looking knife is discovered. They are marched away.
Keywords
Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
39008
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The First Parachute Prisoners in England', British Movietone News Issue No. 572, 20 May 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10854 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)