Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Spoils of War from the Desert

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
584A
Date Released
15 Aug 1940
Date submitted
10 Aug 1940
Date submitted
12 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: A Job of Work by the Mediterranean Fleet
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Spoils of War from the Desert
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Germany Subscribes to Scrap Iron Campaign
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Type of Equipment Our Allies Will Use
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mrs Churchill and VC General Launch Club
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Duke of Connaught Reviews Home Guard
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: HM Also Sees Smart Home Guard Parade
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s American Air Liner Returns
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Battle of the Balloons
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Practical Patriotism
  11. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Gloucester Special

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Captured Italian Firearms. DESCRIPTION: Captured Italian rifles are put on display in Egypt. SHOTLIST: Among a lot of war material captured from the Italian troops are some very antiquated rifles, modern automatic rifles, light artillery, portable range finders, binoculars, signalling blinds etc. They are on show for the benefit of the local inhabitants.
Keywords
Weapons; Exhibitions and shows
Card file number
39526A
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:
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