Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fate Overtakes U-Boat Admiral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
613
Date Released
3 Mar 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: U-Boat Commander Killed. DESCRIPTION: This film, captured from the Germans in the First World War, shows the fate of U-Boats then. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Admiral von Arnauld de la Periere, then a Lt Com in charge of U35. Shots of the sinking of the freighters "Parkgate", "Maplewood" and "Stromboli". One shot shows the torpedo being launched, its wake and the subsequent explosion. This is the only shot of its kind in existence and should be remembered. Story ends with library material of destroyers and depth charges.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Death; Explosions; Navy; Military; Newsreels
Footage sources
War Office
Card file number
40445
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fate Overtakes U-Boat Admiral', British Movietone News Issue No. 613, 3 Mar 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11502 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)