Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Keeps Its Guns Supplied and Ready

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584
Date Released
12 Aug 1940
Date submitted
8 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Loading Naval AA Guns. DESCRIPTION: Sailors fill drums with ammunition for the .5 AA machine guns. SHOTLIST: The belts of bullets are wound onto drums and greased ready for the .5 multiple machine guns. These weapons are manoeuvred about.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39497
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Keeps Its Guns Supplied and Ready', British Movietone News Issue No. 584, 12 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11050 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)