Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Battle Fleet at Practice

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
10 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battleships at Gunnery Practice. DESCRIPTION: The powerful American Navy carry out Navy Day exercises. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the US Fleet Look-out man on bridge as the seaplane is catapulted. Several of these planes fly over in formation before the guns go into action. Shots of a cruiser going through heavy seas is good enough to be remembered for future use.
Keywords
Commemorations; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40023
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Battle Fleet at Practice', British Movietone News Issue No. 597A, 14 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11276 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)