Learning on ScreenMovietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Convoy Eludes Nazi Channelling Shelling
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Convoy Shelled. DESCRIPTION: A convoy passing through the Straits of Dover comes under fire from the French coast. The Navy protected the ships at sea and Hurricanes repelling the aerial attack. SHOTLIST: The convoy steams by with shells bursting all around. Destroyers lay a smoke screen and some of the merchantmen assist and smoke flares are dropped on the water. The shelling fails and then German planes appear. Bombs drop but a formation of "Hurricanes" drives them off.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Environment; Aviation; Aircraft; Explosions; War damage; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
- Card file number
- 39604
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 195
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