Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Northover Projector is Hg Artillery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
640
Date Released
8 Sep 1941
Date submitted
1 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Northover Projector. DESCRIPTION: The Projector is for propelling anti-tank missiles in the event of invasion. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Northover Projector, Home Guard Anti-tank weapon. Molotov Cocktails, Mills Bombs, grenades, etc. are fired at chalk pits in a demonstration at Denbies Home Guard Training School.
Keywords
Education and training; Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41240
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Northover Projector is Hg Artillery', British Movietone News Issue No. 640, 8 Sep 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11904 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)