Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Admiral Cunningham

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
678
Date Released
1 Jun 1942
Date submitted
1 Jun 1942
Stories in this 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:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
220
Story extras:

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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)