Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Alone in London
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lion at Large in London. DESCRIPTION: A lion which escaped from a box car at Clapham Junction was recaptured without harm. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Elevated shot of lion cowering in corner of pit, pan to crowds in streets. Home Guard standing over pit with rifles & machine guns. Various shots of lion. Case arrives to take him away, shot of lion entering case, gets tail almost shut in lid. Case on trolley, across railway track & loaded onto truck.
- Keywords
- Railways; Civil defence; Animals; Military
- Locations
- Clapham
- Footage sources
- Southern Railway
- Card file number
- 44204
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 64
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Alone in London', British Movietone News Issue No. 751A, 28 Oct 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12882 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)