Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Germany Subscribes to Scrap Iron Campaign

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584A
Date Released
15 Aug 1940
Date submitted
10 Aug 1940
Date submitted
13 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: German Ship ‘Derflinger’ Raised for Scrap. DESCRIPTION: A relic of the first world war the German battleship ‘Derflinger’ is brought out of Scapa Flow. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the former German battleship bottom-up. She is to be used as scrap metal after being idle since she was scuttled after the Great War.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39539
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Germany Subscribes to Scrap Iron Campaign', British Movietone News Issue No. 584A, 15 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11062 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)