Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Syrian Campaign Advances

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
631A
Date Released
10 Jul 1941
Date submitted
Jul 1941
Date submitted
7 Jul 1941
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Advance Into Syria. DESCRIPTION: British troops advance in Syria. After the fall of Damascus the troops meet some stiff opposition from Vichy troops outside Beirut. SHOTLIST: British troops advance to a frontier station at Nakura. Shots of buildings burning as the French retreat. Field guns and destroyers 4.7s bombard and prisoners are taken.
Keywords
Weapons; Fires; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Syria
Card file number
40968
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
73
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Syrian Campaign Advances', British Movietone News Issue No. 631A, 10 Jul 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11790 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)