Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: France’s War Effort: at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
569A
Date Released
2 May 1940
Date submitted
24 Apr 1940
Date submitted
29 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Allies Embark for Norway
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: France’s War Effort: Near East
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: France’s War Effort: Victory Ploughing
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: France’s War Effort: at Sea
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: BEF’s All-Star Entertainment
  6. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Glasgow Rag

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sunken Submarine Located. DESCRIPTION: A Patrol boat sinks a Nazi U-boat in the North Sea. The French Fleet is being added to. SHOTLIST: Somewhere in the North Sea, a diver goes down in inspect the wreck of a submarine which has been reported sunk by a patrol vessel. Various shots of the diver getting into suit, descending and then ascending. France’s Great War Effort - CARD 38852 Various library shots of French destroyers and in particular the "Sirocco". Shots of the launch of the battleship "Richelieu". Shots of battleship guns firing. They are the "Strasbourg" and the "Dunkirk". One shot of the destroyers is of them cutting through a line ahead formation. Polish President And Mr Biddle - CARD 38856 At Angers, President Rascziewicz talks with the American ambassador, Mr Biddle.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Weapons; War damage; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
France
Pathe Journal   Issue No.77
Card file number
38857
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
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