Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Supplies of All Kinds Roll into Russia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
679A
Date Released
11 Jun 1942
Date submitted
4 Jun 1942
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Supplies for Russia. DESCRIPTION: Both Britain and America continue to send supplies to Russia. Munitions, vehicles and spare parts being the principle goods. SHOTLIST: Shot of train moving along the track with mass of tanks on board. Hand pulls back page. Train at the docks. Crates being loaded onto ships. Various shots of cargoes of lead being unloaded at Bandar Sharpur on the Persian Gulf. Various shots of vehicles of all sorts and spare parts being loaded onto the ships. Various shots of universal carries on a train moving along the track. Shot of a British Sergeant and a Persian station master standing together. They signal to train that it can go. Train driver signals back. Various shots of train moving along with its cargo on board. Shots of the Red Army men walking towards the lorries. Shots of a convoy of lorries travelling along the road and over a bridge.
Keywords
Weapons; Railways; Foreign aid; Military
Locations
Bandar Sharpur
Footage sources
War Office
Card file number
42415
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Supplies of All Kinds Roll into Russia', British Movietone News Issue No. 679A, 11 Jun 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12304 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)