Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More Fighting Power

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
644
Date Released
6 Oct 1941
Date submitted
2 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New US Battleship Launched. DESCRIPTION: America’s latest battleship the 35,000 ton USS "Massachusetts" is launched. SHOTLIST: At Turney, Mrs Charles Francis Adams, accompanied by Colonel Knox, launches the new 30,000 ton battleship and names it Massachusetts.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
41393
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More Fighting Power', British Movietone News Issue No. 644, 6 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11956 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)