Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Saved from the Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
712
Date Released
25 Jan 1943
Date submitted
19 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sea Rescue After 31 Days. DESCRIPTION: Survivors from a torpedoed cargo ship spent thirty-one days in a lifeboat before being picked up by a Belgian steamer. SHOTLIST: LS of lifeboat on horizon nearly, look down shot from ship to rescued climbing rope ladder, MS of same as they come onto deck. Few shots of same as they stood about on deck, also seated on deck smoking. (Survivors from torpedoed cargo ship, South Atlantic).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Safety devices; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
United States of America
Movietone
Card file number
43302
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Saved from the Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 712, 25 Jan 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12583 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)