Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mass Victory Launchings

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
644A
Date Released
9 Oct 1941
Date submitted
Oct 1941
Date submitted
7 Oct 1941
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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: Liberty Fleet Launching. DESCRIPTION: America recently created a record by launching fourteen merchant ships on one day. One "Liberty Fleet Day" ships were launched in Massachusetts, Los Angeles and other ports across the country. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the 14 ships launched by America. These are launched at Massachusetts, Los Angeles, Richmond. California and on the Mississippi.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
41411
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mass Victory Launchings', British Movietone News Issue No. 644A, 9 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11960 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)