Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard’s Marine Patrol

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
692
Date Released
7 Sep 1942
Date submitted
1 Sep 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: Home Guard Marines. DESCRIPTION: The Home Guard is not just land based it also carries out Marine Patrol’s such as the one on Lake Windermere. SHOTLIST: Shot of HG Speed boats at speed, soldiers standing behind Sten gun. Troops landing on coast of rock surface. Craft zigzagging to escape ‘enemy’ fire. Cuts - HG rushing to boathouses houses. Shots of cruisers carrying assault troops escorted by speed boats. Cruisers - small craft. Speed craft laying smoke screen. Launches approaching shore, HG jumping off into water, which completely covers them, they run up the beaches with guns "at the ready". Speed craft speeding through water into camera. SV of same. Launches laying off, boathouses in background. Mines exploding as troops advance up beach.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Civil defence; Military
Locations
Lake Windermere
Card file number
42791
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard’s Marine Patrol', British Movietone News Issue No. 692, 7 Sep 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12428 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)