Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Doom of the ‘Graf Spee’
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Admiral Graf Spee Scuttled. DESCRIPTION: INGNOMINIOUS END OF THE POCKET BATTLESHIP, SUNK BY HITLER, RATHER THAN FACE AGAIN THE BRITISH NAVAL SQUADRON. SHOTLIST: The Battleship steams out of Montevideo with flag flying. Crowds watching on quayside. Explosions occur on the horizon. Various shots from the air and sea level of the "Graf Spee" blazing. Also shots of the tanker "Tacoma" which is reputed to have been the Spee’s supply ship.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Fires; War damage; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- Montevideo
- Card file number
- 38025
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 285
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