Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fleet and Air Force Take Stations

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
656A
Date Released
1 Jan 1942
Date submitted
29 Dec 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Fleet at Sea. DESCRIPTION: The American Fleet and Air Force take up their battle stations. SHOTLIST: Various shots of destroyers, cruisers, battleships and aircraft-carriers. Gunnery practice is carried out and there are some nice pictures of the ships rolling in the swell. Planes take off the from aircraft carrier. One of the ships is the "Oklahoma" a battleship which capsized in Pearl Harbour.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
41752
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: Fleet and Air Force Take Stations', British Movietone News Issue No. 656A, 1 Jan 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12093 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)