Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: American Red Cross Ambulance Hit

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

572A

Date Released

23 May 1940

Date submitted

16 May 1940

Date submitted

20 May 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Day of Intercession
2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: General Weygand Takes Over
3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Coast Bombed as Transports Leave
4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Cruiser Joins Allies
5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: British Receives More of Hitler’s Victims
6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Evacuated Children for Pastures New
7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Aliens Interned as Regulations Tighten
8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: More Precautions on the Home Front
9. 9Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: American Red Cross Ambulance Hit
10. 10Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: In the Maginot Line - Blockhouse Fighting
11. 11Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Air Fights over France

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 11

Section Title

Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Ambulances Under Fire. DESCRIPTION: US ambulance was hit on the Western Front. SHOTLIST: In Paris are ambulances given by the American Red Cross which have been damaged by Nazi guns. Shots of the flags on her sides and of the Red Cross sign.

Keywords

Vehicles; Health and medicine; Propaganda

Footage sources

British Paramount
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]

Card file number

39021

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

21

Story extras:

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