Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: A Job of Work by the Mediterranean Fleet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584A
Date Released
15 Aug 1940
Date submitted
10 Aug 1940
Date submitted
12 Aug 1940
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy Bombard Bardia. DESCRIPTION: The Bombardment of Bardia. SHOTLIST: Aboard destroyer leaving Alexandria we pass French ships from which fuel and armaments have been removed. Good shots of destroyer flotilla at speed. Bombarding Italian port of Bardia, Libya. AA guns and pom-poms firing during air raid on destroyers.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military
Card file number
39526
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: A Job of Work by the Mediterranean Fleet', British Movietone News Issue No. 584A, 15 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11060 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)