Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army’s New Guns Show Speed and Quick Action

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
615A
Date Released
20 Mar 1941
Date submitted
17 Mar 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Twenty-Five Pounders in Action. DESCRIPTION: New 25 pounder field guns speed into action in practice for military service. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the guns massed along the road and being fired.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40510
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army’s New Guns Show Speed and Quick Action', British Movietone News Issue No. 615A, 20 Mar 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11542 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)