Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: South Africa Sees Total Eclipse

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
597A
Date Released
14 Nov 1940
Date submitted
11 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South African Eclipse. DESCRIPTION: A total eclipse of the sun captured on film in South Africa. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the solar eclipse and of the cameraman shooting it. Natives and Europeans watch as the sun is obscured. The shadows are all crescent shaped.
Keywords
Mass media; Space
Footage sources
South Africa
Card file number
39996
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: South Africa Sees Total Eclipse', British Movietone News Issue No. 597A, 14 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11274 (Accessed 13 Jun 2025)