Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Raised US Submarine "Squalus" Sinks Japs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
676
Date Released
18 May 1942
Date submitted
14 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Squalus’ Raised. DESCRIPTION: The story of the "Squalus" is told by President Roosevelt himself. SHOTLIST: The story starts with library scenes of the ‘Squalus’ being raised after she foundered in 1939. Other scenes show the ‘Squalus’ being re-initiated as USS Sailfish and leaving port. The story was released on the ‘Sailfish’ returning to port after several successful actions against Japanese fishing. The story illustrates remarks by President Roosevelt.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
British Paramount
Card file number
42305
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Raised US Submarine "Squalus" Sinks Japs', British Movietone News Issue No. 676, 18 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12268 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)