Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Nelson Tradition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
567
Date Released
15 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King Leopold Reviews Brussels Garrison
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Minister of Food Sees Mobile Cooking Units
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Finnish Minister to US Marries English Girl
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Hurdle Jumping by American Tanks
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nippers Fight for Title on the Run
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mass Bird Migration in Formation
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: With the French Air Force on Patrol
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Men All Smiles after Bergen Raid
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Nelson Tradition

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Nelson Tradition - Royal Navy Takes Its Toll. DESCRIPTION: In the tradition of the Royal Navy they take on the Nazi’s in the North Sea. A direct hit by a heavy bomb on the ‘Rodney’ left no mark. The battle cruiser ‘Renown’ had a duel with the ‘Scharnhorst’. SHOTLIST: MCU Nelson’s Column. Various shots of rough sea. Various shots of ships at sea. Shots of the Nazis practising landing from a boat on the shore. Carriage in the air. Men in water and man on horse in the water. Horse drawn vehicles onto the land. Night - shots of warships. Search lights. Ships at sea. A Captain looking through binoculars. Ship. Gun firing. Men loading gun. Gun firing. Men loading gun. Guns firing. Library Material - shot of German cruiser "Karlsruhe" on a voyage, showing the flag. Various shots of Norwegian minelayer - "Olaf Trygvason" who sunk the "Karlsruhe". Guns being fired. Various shots of U-Boats. Aerial over German destroyers at sea. Various shots of planes in the air. Various shots on board ship (the "Aurora") Guns firing. Various shots of explosions in the water. Direct hit on a destroyer which was badly damaged, and later sunk. Various shots of the "Aurora". Aerial shots of the "Rodney". Aerial shots of the "Renown". Shots of Nazi flag flying on the "Scharnhorst". Various shots of guns on ships firing. Head on shot of the navy boats coming towards the camera in a line. Various guns firing. CU Winston Churchill. Pan down of Nelson’s flagship. MCU of Nelson’s Column.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military
Card file number
38793
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
232
Story extras:
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