Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mosquito Navy Looks to Its Arms

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
3 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mosquito Navy. DESCRIPTION: The small three or four man crafts are also prepared for action. SHOTLIST: Shots of the small ships and their machine guns being prepared. Shots of the flotilla leaving. This story is of a midget navy which keeps watch on our creeks and estuaries in case of an enemy landing.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39498
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mosquito Navy Looks to Its Arms', British Movietone News Issue No. 584, 12 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11051 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)