Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Back from Greece and Still Smiling

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
624A
Date Released
22 May 1941
Date submitted
15 May 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Return of the Greek Expeditionary Force. DESCRIPTION: Back from their heroic fight in Greece are RAF personnel and British and Australian troops. SHOTLIST: The men disembark. Shots of the quay where notices tell them where to report. They all look cheerful. Shots of the wounded coming ashore on stretchers and among them is the C-in-C of the Yugo-Slav army. Shots taken at sea were censored.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Aviation; Censorship; Military
Card file number
40774
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Back from Greece and Still Smiling', British Movietone News Issue No. 624A, 22 May 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11690 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)