Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Warspite Under Repair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
648
Date Released
3 Nov 1941
Date submitted
24 Oct 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: British Warships Repaired. DESCRIPTION: HMS "Warspite" is under going repair in an American yard. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the British Warships ‘Burnham’ and ‘Warspite’ undergoing repairs in US dockyards. The ‘Burnham’ goes into dry-dock. On the Warspite the crew do dummy practice on Pom Poms. Various shots of the officers which include Sir Charles Madden and Captain Douglas Blake Fisher (CU). CU of the Earl of Carrick. Shot of a group of marines. The sailors get their pay and they give the V for Victory sign. The Burnham was formerly the USS Aulich, but was transferred to Great Britain.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aristocracy; Economics; Industry and manufacture; War damage; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
41479
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Warspite Under Repair', British Movietone News Issue No. 648, 3 Nov 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12001 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)