Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mine Shatters Seaside Pier

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

558

Date Released

12 Feb 1940

Date Other

Feb 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: BEF Has Received Large Additions
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: France Honours Allied Airmen
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King and Queen in West Country
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Ski-Jumpers Take It and Seem to Like It
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Free Rivers of Phenomenal Ice-Jam
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Finland Takes Toll of Russia’s Masses
7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Pay Tribute to Dead Nazi Airmen
8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mine Shatters Seaside Pier
9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nazis Prey on Neutrals
10. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sir Archibald Sinclair Visits Glasgow

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Clacton Pier Wrecked. DESCRIPTION: A Nazi mine shatters the Pier at Clacton. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the wrecked pier which had been struck by a mine.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; War damage

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

38281

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

40

Story extras:

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