Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: How US Attacked the Solomons

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
691
Date Released
31 Aug 1942
Date submitted
27 Aug 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Attacks Solomons. DESCRIPTION: America successfully re-takes the Solomon Islands with a combined Army, Navy and Marine operation. The bases there were strategic to the supply routes in the Pacific area. SHOTLIST: Battleship of the Pennsylvanian Class firing a broadside. Flight of planes overhead. Map showing Pacific Islands. CU US Flag. CU Commanding Officer (Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd). CU Aircraft Carrier with planes on. Troops climbing down side of troopship into waiting launches & raft. Interior shot of Transport plane. Paratroops sitting each side of cabin. Paratroops jumping out. Paratroops in the air. Shots of amphibian tanks & raft making for the shore. The rafts are being paddled. Approaching beach (into camera). Troops running up the beaches. Troops loading lorries with equipment from launches. Water up to the hub of the wheels. Men up to their knees in water. Lorries going through jungle tracks.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
42765
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
79
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: How US Attacked the Solomons', British Movietone News Issue No. 691, 31 Aug 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12415 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)