Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Midway Island Victory

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
683
Date Released
6 Jul 1942
Date submitted
2 Jun 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Heroes of Midway. DESCRIPTION: Admiral Nimitz, American C-in-C in the Pacific, presented medals to some of the boys who did so well in the Midway Island Victory. SHOTLIST: 1. Close-up of plane to camera. 2. Plane approaching Japanese carrier which is hit. 3. Ships shells bursting. 4. Ships gun firing. 5. Firing at Japanese plane which flies away. 6. Burning Cruiser. 7. Admiral Nimitz presents medals. 8. Admiral Nimitz talking with officers and shaking hands. 9. Members of the crew shaking hands. 10. Group of pilots talking about the raid. 11. Close-up of Tokary and Lehr, talking about the raid. 12. Close-up of Captain Collins and his bombadier.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Explosions; War damage; Navy; Military; Awards and honours
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Card file number
42540
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
79
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Midway Island Victory', British Movietone News Issue No. 683, 6 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12335 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)