Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Troops Sail for ...?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
631A
Date Released
10 Jul 1941
Date submitted
Jul 1941
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Troops Sail. DESCRIPTION: The destination of troops embarking at Brooklyn, New York was kept a secret. It later emerges that they were bound for Iceland to relieve British troops required elsewhere. SHOTLIST: Shots of the troops boarding the vessel. The destination is unknown.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40965
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Troops Sail for ...?', British Movietone News Issue No. 631A, 10 Jul 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11791 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)