Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Iceland - A Fruitful Outpost

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
646
Date Released
20 Oct 1941
Date submitted
20 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Iceland - a Fruitful Outpost. DESCRIPTION: American reinforcements continue to arrive in Iceland. The natural hot water springs heat greenhouses which enable them to grow bananas on the island. SHOTLIST: American reinforcements arrive and there are shots of an American seaplane of unknown type. Shots of a town. Shots of the hot springs and also tomatoes and bananas. British RAF markings on plane.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Agriculture; Navy; Military
Locations
Iceland
Footage sources
British Paramount
Pathe
Card file number
41456
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Iceland - A Fruitful Outpost', British Movietone News Issue No. 646, 20 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11979 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)