Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
625
Date Released
26 May 1941
Date submitted
22 May 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Latest News From the Western Desert. DESCRIPTION: Australians are also playing a big part in the Western Desert campaign. SHOTLIST: Guns are fired and an enemy plane drops a bomb quite near some Aussie troops. Strangers are questioned and trenches dug by hand and by a "tractor-grader". Then they queue up for water rations.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40793
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert News', British Movietone News Issue No. 625, 26 May 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11697 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)