News on Screen

Series

Series Name

The March of Time 5th Year

Issue

Issue No.

6

Date Released

1939

Length of issue (in feet)

1800

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Battlefleets of Britain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Today’s Cinema synopsis: This fine issue is a conspectus of our naval fighting strength. After a hint of the Fleet’s historical greatness and, especially, its Great War triumphs, it reviews in broad outline, backed by informative commentary, the functions of the China Squadron, the Mediterranean Fleet, and the Home Fleet, showing the air arm in action, the dropping of depth charges, and other antisubmarine methods. The quality of presentation is of the high order one has learnt to expect from this series, and has a particularly amenable subject, the topicality and popularity of which are beyond question.

Researcher Comments

This story was included in Vol.6 No.2 of the US edition.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy

Written sources

Today’s Cinema   27 October 1939, p8. Used for synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Time Inc.