Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allied Chiefs for Second Front

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
766
Date Released
7 Feb 1944
Date submitted
2 Feb 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Allied Chiefs for 2nd Front. DESCRIPTION: General Eisenhower is Supreme Commander-in-Chief with Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder as his deputy. General Montgomery commands the British troops with Lt General Omar Bradley commanding the Americans. The team is completed by Admiral Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Leigh-Mallory and Lt General Bedell Smith. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Interior shot of 7 chiefs seated round table. SV of Tedder, Eisenhower & Montgomery. CU Eisenhower. CU Tedder. CU Montgomery. SCU of Lt General Bradley & Admiral B Ramsay. SCU of ACM Sir T Leigh-Mallory & Lt General Walter Bedell Smith. Few shots of dozens of cameramen, as cut its. Various shots of group inspecting map of Europe pasted on wall.
Keywords
Military
Locations
London
Footage sources
Canadian Film Unit
Pathe
Card file number
44525
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allied Chiefs for Second Front', British Movietone News Issue No. 766, 7 Feb 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13000 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)