Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Time off on the "Rock"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
693A
Date Released
17 Sep 1942
Date submitted
10 Sep 1942
Date submitted
31 Aug 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gibraltar Sports. DESCRIPTION: Servicemen enjoy time off on Gibraltar, swimming and water pool being popular. SHOTLIST: General shot of water polo being played alongside ship. Ship I believe is the "Cairo". Crews looking over side at same. Concert being given in the open air, in the background is the Rock. General shot of audience & band. CU band playing. No sound. Shot of audience. Men bathing in pool, they get a boy scout whom they give a ducking to. Shots of crew of the "Eagle" playing hockey ashore. Shots of crews playing hockey on Aircraft Carrier "Eagle". Hurricane can be seen in background. CU Hurricane showing part of wing & one wheel. CU Referee. Back to the shore, shot of men looking through barbed wire entanglements at hockey. Shot of shore of Gibraltar showing people swimming & diving. Men standing on rocks preparing to dive off. Crews laying about on the beach.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Environment; Aviation; Aircraft; Air force; Navy; Military; Youth
Card file number
42775
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Time off on the "Rock"', British Movietone News Issue No. 693A, 17 Sep 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12441 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)