Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Admiral Cunningham
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cunningham Interview. DESCRIPTION: Before leaving for Washington to join the Allied Councils, Admiral Cunningham speaks on the historic days of his command of the Mediterranean Fleet. SHOTLIST: Speech by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham seated at desk, where he speaks on his new appointment to America. Illustrated with library material as follows: Material taken from his previous successes. Shots of a cruiser at sea. Battleship guns firing, good broadside included. Destroyer at sea. Shots of the troops disembarking after Crete. Bombs bursting on the ground taken from the Grecian artillery stories. Shots of Malta during air raid etc. Rough seas breaking over bows of ship. Shot of the bridge-merchant ships at sea in convoy. Shot of Aircraft carrier. Submarine at sea. Shot of a harbour. Believe this came from a Tobruk story.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Weather; Weapons; War damage; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 42381
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 220
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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Admiral Cunningham', British Movietone News Issue No. 678, 1 Jun 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12296 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)