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Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Italy’s Ambassador Leaves for Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
576
Date Released
17 Jun 1940
Date submitted
14 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Roosevelt Promises Aid to Allies
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Canadians Combat the Fifth Column
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Watch on the Nile
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Italy’s Ambassador Leaves for Home
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: London Kiddies Start on Second Evacuation
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Duchesses Visit Wounded Soldiers
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nwef Back Home
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Second BEF Embarks

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italian Embassy Shuts. DESCRIPTION: Signor Bastianini and family leave for Italy. SHOTLIST: Various shots of luggage being loaded into lorries and the embassy officials leaving. At the Port, Signor Bastianini and his wife and children walk down the quayside and go aboard the "Monarch of Bermuda".
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39192
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:

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