Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Graf Von Spee and Her Gallant Opponents

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
550
Date Released
18 Dec 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: His Majesty’s Anniversaries
  2. 2Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Good Cheer for BEF
  3. 3Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Planes, and Yet More Planes
  4. 4Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Latest Dance Craze "Mother Brown"
  5. 5Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: The Country at Christmas is Good for Children
  6. 6Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Police Celebrate in Land of Pharaohs
  7. 7Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: New Governor for Indian Province
  8. 8Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Graf Von Spee and Her Gallant Opponents
  9. 9Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: First Film of Naval Action in This War. Royal Navy Repels Enemy Planes (Exclusive to Movietone).

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 9
Section Title
Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Graf Spee Symposium. DESCRIPTION: The Graf Spee is driven back into Montevideo, after being badly damaged by "Achilles" and "Ajax". SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of the Admiral Graf Spee. Shots of the "Ajax" and "Achilles" firing. Other Naval stock shots.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
38563
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
34
Story extras:
Film clip

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