Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Enemy Parachutists Rounded Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachutist Round Up Manoeuvres. DESCRIPTION: The Black Watch prepare for enemy parachutists. SHOTLIST: The men race out of a farmyard scattering ducks as they go. Bren carriers arrive and the men advance against rifle fire from "parachutists". They are captured.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Prisoners of war; Civil defence; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
39546
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Enemy Parachutists Rounded Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 585, 19 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11077 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)