Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Pacific - Latest from the Jap Front

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
834
Date Released
28 May 1945
Date submitted
17 May 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pacific - the Latest. DESCRIPTION: The war in the Pacific is still very fierce and Japanese pilots have the habit of pressing home their attacks with suicide dives. The struggle for Okinawa is ferocious, American forces are advancing towards the capital Naha. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of Jap planes attacking American ships in the Pacific. Jap planes crash into sea. One Jap plane dives directly onto an ammunition ship, shots of same exploding. On Okinawa, Americans crawl forward over fields, fight in jungle, clear out Jap foxholes, throw hand grenades into same. Okinawa inhabitants brought into our lines, fed by the Americans & cared for. Soldiers carry children in their arms. American shoots at Jap as he runs towards him, Jap falls dead on ground.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Death; Explosions; War damage; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Gaumont
British Paramount
Card file number
45667
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Pacific - Latest from the Jap Front', British Movietone News Issue No. 834, 28 May 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13462 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)