Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rolling Out the Tanks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
677
Date Released
25 May 1942
Date submitted
20 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tanks for Russia (Chilwell). DESCRIPTION: Tanks, including the "Crusader", "Valentine" and "Matilda", are being checked before shipment to Russia. SHOTLIST: 1. Tanks mounted on a good train are being ‘chocked’. 2. CU of operations. 3. Pan of train moving away with tanks. 4. Shot of tanks being tested, which include Crusaders, Matildas, Valentines and Covenanters. 5. Group of tanks and pan of same. 6. Shot of ATS girls sealing tanks. Pan of tanks being loaded on train. 7. Shots of tanks being tested on special ground, before being shipped to Russia.
Keywords
Vehicles; Women; Environment; Railways; Foreign aid; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
42340
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rolling Out the Tanks', British Movietone News Issue No. 677, 25 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12282 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)