Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The RN Paymaster on the Job

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
607A
Date Released
23 Jan 1941
Date submitted
16 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Naval Paymaster. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Navy Paymaster is part of life onboard ship. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Paymaster who is in charge of the Ships Coy, to see that they are properly fed, clothed and paid. Shots of the Paymaster tasting the soup, issuing clothes and paying money to sailors. Shots of bread being baked in the ovens, and being distributed. CU of fake cipher, and men writing. Shot of ship being provisioned.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Communications; Navy; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
40282
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The RN Paymaster on the Job', British Movietone News Issue No. 607A, 23 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11431 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)