Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Paris Bombed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
575
Date Released
10 Jun 1940
Date submitted
6 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paris Bombed. DESCRIPTION: Much damage was done and many fires were started and more than two hundred and fifty people killed. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the damage. Houses have been wrecked and fires blaze. A lorry burns furiously and a charred relic of a car is by the roadside. In the fields, animals lie dead. Firemen fight to control the blaze.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Fires; War damage; Animals
Footage sources
France
Card file number
39142
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Paris Bombed', British Movietone News Issue No. 575, 10 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10900 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)