Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America’s Modern Army Display for Premier

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
683
Date Released
6 Jul 1942
Date Other
May 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill Inspects Para-Troops. DESCRIPTION: During his stay in America Mr Churchill saw some of the latest weapons and a display by paratroops. SHOTLIST: Churchill arriving in car around troops. Shots of the troops passing in Review. Close-up of troops passing camera. Various shots of the paratroops. Long shots and close-ups of Review and parachute demonstration. Planes come over in formation of three. Close-up of guests of honour. Secretary of War Stimson, General Marshall and others looking at paratroops and equipment. CU of guest and CU of Secretary Stimson using ‘Walkie-Talkie’, two-way radio, plane to ground listening and talking device. Watching calisthenics display. Talk by guest of honour. Paratroops are dropped from the planes as they pass. Extremely good close-ups of Churchill in a panama hat.
Keywords
Politics and government; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Science and technology; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
42542
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: America’s Modern Army Display for Premier', British Movietone News Issue No. 683, 6 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12336 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)