Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Britannia Rules the Mediterranean

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
605
Date Released
6 Jan 1941
Date submitted
17 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia Rules the Mediterranean. DESCRIPTION: The Naval Base at Alexandria is more secure and being used by the Mediterranean fleet. The Royal Navy completely dominates the Mediterranean. SHOTLIST: Shots of Alexandria, and Malta. An aircraft carrier returns from the Taranto raid. Aboard a destroyer a captured Italian Breda AA gun has been mounted. Wop planes make a torpedo attack but fail while all the guns fire.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Card file number
40176
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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