Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ruined Docks Carry on as Usual

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

585

Date Released

19 Aug 1940

Date submitted

14 Aug 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Vacant Chairs at Aug 15th Tea Party
2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Air Toll of Nazi Blitzkrieg
3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ruined Docks Carry on as Usual
4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Airmen Reviewed by Prince Bernhard
5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King Looks over AA Defences
6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sea Evacuation Kids Go off Happy
7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Enemy Parachutists Rounded Up
8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libyan Front Activity

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Section Title

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

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Journalists at Bristol. DESCRIPTION: American journalists see for themselves that German reports on the damage to Bristol docks was inaccurate. The London docks also carry on their full activities. SHOTLIST: No damage shown. A party of American journalists visit Bristol Docks where they see the work proceeding in spite of Hitler’s boast that the docks have been rendered unusable. Busy Dockland - CARD 39503 At the Albert & King George V Docks. Many ships discharging cargoes from all parts of the world. Loading barge with maize. Discharging grain. Suction grain elevator. Unloading prepared timber. Meat from New Zealand. A load of Empire meat. Loading railway trucks. Busy dock road. Line of lighters. General views.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Agriculture; Railways; Industry and manufacture; War damage

Footage sources

Local
Pathe
Universal

Card file number

39552

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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