Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Radio Set That Trapped Spies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
602
Date Released
16 Dec 1940
Date submitted
12 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spies Radio Set. DESCRIPTION: The radios used by two German spies whose intention was to mix with crowds listening for idle chatter. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the pocket radio set which was found in the possession of captured German agents.
Keywords
Communications; Science and technology; Espionage
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
40152
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
30
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Radio Set That Trapped Spies', British Movietone News Issue No. 602, 16 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11349 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)