Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Melancholy Fate of the French Navy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
579
Date Released
8 Jul 1940
Date submitted
5 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Fleet Story. DESCRIPTION: To stop the French Fleet falling into Nazi hands a large proportion has come to us, been put out of action or otherwise withheld from Germany. SHOTLIST: Shots from stories CARD 39301 and 39305. These show various vessels among are definitely "Paris" and "Le Triomphant". Shots of Captain Spooner’s visit to the "Montcalm". Shots of the destroyer "Mogador", and the battle-cruisers "Strasbourg" and "Dunkerque". Shot of Winston Churchill with background of sailors mentioned on CARD 39257. Shot of Churchill replaced in original story. French Navy In England - CARD 39301 Shot of the destroyer "Chasseur", "Le Triomphant" and "Mistral". The battleship "Paris" with submarine alongside. British Take Over French Navy - CARD 39305 Shots of the British sailors aboard Le Triomphant and the Paris. French sailors leave their vessels. French fleet shots very good, British sailors take over French ships and submarines.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
36146
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
127
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Melancholy Fate of the French Navy', British Movietone News Issue No. 579, 8 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10970 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)