Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £1,000,000 Worth of Mechanical Warfare

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
587A
Date Released
5 Sep 1940
Date submitted
2 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tank Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Tank Regiment carries out anti-invasion exercises. SHOTLIST: The -th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment give demonstration of tanks in the South. The Mark II weighing 24 tons is used. Also the Mark I weighing 11 tons. Close up shot of tank mounting from ditch. Various shots of tanks running over trees, bushes etc. Shots of how wounded men are carried out of tank. Mass shot of tanks.
Keywords
Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Universal
Card file number
39661
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £1,000,000 Worth of Mechanical Warfare', British Movietone News Issue No. 587A, 5 Sep 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11120 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)