Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ready for Invasion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
603
Date Released
23 Dec 1940
Date submitted
19 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sortie W: Twelve Inch Railway Howitzers. DESCRIPTION: Three mobile twelve-inch howitzers have been mounted on railway track. SHOTLIST: The train rumbles up pulling the guns which are manned and fired. Then the engine removes them.
Keywords
Weapons; Railways; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40181
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ready for Invasion', British Movietone News Issue No. 603, 23 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11371 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)