Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Commando Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
689
Date Released
17 Aug 1942
Date submitted
12 Aug 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commando Plane. DESCRIPTION: The new American Curtiss plane is the world’s largest twin-engined transport machine. SHOTLIST: The new American Curtiss plane is called the "Commando" and is claimed the world’s largest transport machine. There are side view shots of troops going aboard also "Jeeps" with their equipment. Interior shots of plane with troops & equipment. You see the plane take-off, also come down for landing but don’t actually see it land. Aerial scenes.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
42719
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
55
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Commando Plane', British Movietone News Issue No. 689, 17 Aug 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12402 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)