Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Imperial Forces for Malaya’s Defence
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Singapore. DESCRIPTION: The defence of Singapore and the Malay Peninsular being vital Air Marshal Brooke-Popham sees that the Imperial forces are thoroughly trained. SHOTLIST: GV Singapore river with boats. MS Sir Robert Brooke Popham inspects troops. GV armoured car towards with troops marching behind. LAS troops march past. MS back shot troops into jungle. MS troops in swamp. GV Troops wade across river - water is up to their chests. GVs troops run with smoke around them (x2). MS troops in swamp. GV four soldiers fall into swamp. GV troops through swamp. MS troops run towards camera.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Environment; Civil defence; Military
- Card file number
- 40732A
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David Prosser
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 53
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Imperial Forces for Malaya’s Defence', British Movietone News Issue No. 623A, 15 May 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11669 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)