Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mass Lease/Lend for Russia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
732
Date Released
14 Jun 1943
Date submitted
10 Jun 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lease-Lend to Russia. DESCRIPTION: War materials arrive at a Persian port from America en route for Russia. SHOTLIST: Cut story - General shots of Iranian quay loaded with various supplies for Russia, stacks of food, packed in cases etc. Various component parts of railway tenders, being unloaded from ships. CU Russian booking same in. Bostons being assembled, & line of Bostons, also line of Kittyhawks. Elevated pan of cases of aircraft components in cases. GS of lorries which have been assembled. Few start off along road. Pan of stacks & stacks of supplies at port. (In cut story there is a CU of the American yellow star - on plane - being painted over in red colour). Shot of Russian pilots who will fly American planes back to USSR.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Industry and manufacture; Foreign aid; Military
Locations
Iran
Footage sources
United States of America
British Paramount
Card file number
43763
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mass Lease/Lend for Russia', British Movietone News Issue No. 732, 14 Jun 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12732 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)