News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

766

Date Released

7 Feb 1944

Date submitted

4 Feb 1944

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allied Chiefs for Second Front
• 2. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bridgehead to Rome

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bridgehead to Rome. DESCRIPTION: The landings at Anzio caught the Germans napping having just moved troops up to the Cassino front. Salerno was the embarkation site and crafts of many sizes took the troops over to the landings. General Alexander was soon on the spot, together with Admiral Troubridge. General Clark also arrived to see the progress of the landings. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Troops in fore on deck on transport, craft in background. Various shots of transport & craft assembled off Naples, Mount Vesuvius in background. US Rangers embark, hand over pass as they board craft. Army lorry boards craft. AFU - "Ducks" along beaches, make way out to large transport, alongside, troops go aboard, "Ducks" aboard large transport. GS of troops singing on deck of ship. Convoy under way, craft in fore, several shots. TLCs with barrage balloons aloft. Ducks come ashore, artillery, & Sherman tank off floating pier. AFU - Various shots of floating pier, being assembled, in rough sea, sunken Army lorry alongside. CU Naval officer, AFU - troops disembark from craft. GV of mined beach, also sign to indicate same. Naval personnel signal flag. CU, AFU - Aldis lamp being used. MS of General Alexander & Rear Admiral Troubridge on beach of Anzio. MS of Clark also on beach. Aerial shots of Bostons in formation aerial shots of convoy off Anzio beaches. CU Bostons engines running. CU Boston in flight. Aerial shot of convoy off Netturno beaches. Air shots of Anzio harbour & town. Various aerial shots of Mussolini canal with bridge demolished. More shots of TLCs, LCIs & LSTs, come ashore. British troops on beaches. LS of explosions around convoy off coast, all misses. AFU - Bren Carriers come ashore, through wooded area, first batch of German POW’s brought in. Ruined buildings. Artillery towed through streets. British troops march into camera, single file, cut-in of road sign to ?, finish on British troops marching out of camera along road.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Death; Communications; War damage; Landforms; Prisoners of war; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Engineering; Military

Locations

Naples; Salerno; Anzio; Netturno

Footage sources

Army Film Unit
Gaumont
British Paramount
Universal

Card file number

44526

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

400

Story extras:

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