Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Dunkirk Navy Comes Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
575A
Date Released
13 Jun 1940
Date submitted
11 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Italian Assassin
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Courage of France
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King Holds Open-Air Investiture
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Dunkirk Navy Comes Home
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Wembley’s (War Time) Cup Final
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: And Now, Important Advice, How You Can Deal with an Incendiary Bomb
  7. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Provost’s Son Weds in Edinburgh
  8. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Brown Inspects New Hospital Site

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dunkirk - the Navy Comes Home. DESCRIPTION: The gallant little ships that have brought the men from the beaches of Dunkirk. SHOTLIST: Excellent shots of small craft being towed in. Various shots of ruins of the port of Dunkirk, Dunkirk being bombed, several shots - fires etc. British troops marching across rail lines towards beach. Army equipment burning. At sea ships burning and various wrecks in the harbour. Good shots of troops embarking. Good shots of Red Cross ship with cross on side. Troops in small boats being towed by larger ships. Several shots of little boats being towed to sea. Small Craft From Dunkirk Various shots of the small boats being towed up the Thames. Later they are tethered at Teddington (Shhh!).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Fires; War damage; Censorship; Navy; Military
Locations
France; London; River Thames; England; Dunkirk
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39167
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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