Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Empire Troops for Hong Kong Defence
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 2
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadians in Hong Kong. DESCRIPTION: Canadian troops have reinforced the garrison on Hong Kong, because of it’s vulnerability to Japanese attack. British submarines set out from there to attack Japanese ships. SHOTLIST: The men prepare to disembark and the Governor, Sir Mark Young, comes aboard. The men disembark and headed by a pipe band, march to billets reviewed by a major general.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
Rota
- Card file number
- 41714
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 88
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Empire Troops for Hong Kong Defence', British Movietone News Issue No. 654A, 18 Dec 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12077 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)