Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nazi Raiders Pay Penalty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
581
Date Released
22 Jul 1940
Date Other
Jul 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: Nazi Raiders Pay Penalty. DESCRIPTION: British destroyers on patrol in the Channel inflict damage on Nazi bombers. SHOTLIST: GVs & LS destroyers in Channel (x4). LAS Nazi bombers overhead. 2 groups of 3. LS bombs exploding one on each side of a destroyer. LS Nazi crewman bales out and floats down on parachute. LS he lands in the sea in front of a destroyer. LS Nazi plane with exploding shells. GV Nazi plane very low. LS Nazi plane circles and lands in sea. Attack On Convoy - CARD 39392 Another attack on a convoy submitted by Paramount. Showing the usual bombs bursting round ships and planes wheeling about in the sky. Not up to standard of the other stories.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; War damage; Navy; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
39392A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nazi Raiders Pay Penalty', British Movietone News Issue No. 581, 22 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11002 (Accessed 05 Mar 2026)