Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ruined Docks Carry on as Usual

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
585
Date Released
19 Aug 1940
Date submitted
14 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Journalists at Bristol. DESCRIPTION: American journalists see for themselves that German reports on the damage to Bristol docks was inaccurate. The London docks also carry on their full activities. SHOTLIST: No damage shown. A party of American journalists visit Bristol Docks where they see the work proceeding in spite of Hitler’s boast that the docks have been rendered unusable. Busy Dockland - CARD 39503 At the Albert & King George V Docks. Many ships discharging cargoes from all parts of the world. Loading barge with maize. Discharging grain. Suction grain elevator. Unloading prepared timber. Meat from New Zealand. A load of Empire meat. Loading railway trucks. Busy dock road. Line of lighters. General views.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Agriculture; Railways; Industry and manufacture; War damage
Footage sources
Local
Pathe
Universal
Card file number
39552
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ruined Docks Carry on as Usual', British Movietone News Issue No. 585, 19 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11073 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)