Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Navy at the Ready
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home Fleet. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Navy is always at the with its courage and efficiency. In co-operation with the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm they maintain their presence in all theatres of war. SHOTLIST: 1. Shots of aircraft being prepared for flight. Catapulted off. 2. Shots of Battleships at sea during firing exercises. 3. Shots of gun-fire and of low level attack by Spitfires and torpedo carrying aircraft in bombing attack on Battleship. 4. Shots alongside and long shots of "Duke of York". Battle-cruiser in heavy seas. Good sunset shot with aircraft carrier. 5. General rough weather. Scenes of Fleet, including shot of destroyer heave-to. 6. Frozen spray on guns and decks, etc.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
Rota
- Card file number
- 42125
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 143
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Navy at the Ready', British Movietone News Issue No. 670A, 9 Apr 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12211 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)