Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Our Cameraman on Libyan Frontier

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
578A
Date Released
4 Jul 1940
Date submitted
1 Jul 1940
Date submitted
2 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombs on Mersa Matruh. DESCRIPTION: The first pictures of the desert war taken during a bombing raid on Mersa Matruh, Libya. SHOTLIST: A bomb explodes and several formations of bi-planes are seen overhead. Bodies are covered with clothes and a car is smashed. War correspondents are dug out from under the debris at the entrance to a dug-out. In the camp are many prisoners including a General.
Keywords
Aviation; Safety devices; War damage; Prisoners of war; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Egypt
Card file number
39287
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
91
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Our Cameraman on Libyan Frontier', British Movietone News Issue No. 578A, 4 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10960 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)