Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fitness is Readiness in the Navy

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

587A

Date Released

5 Sep 1940

Date submitted

2 Sep 1940

Date submitted

29 Aug 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties See Dockyard Activity
2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Colours for Exile Troops
3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prisoners from Libya Are Happy Behind Wire
4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Ship That Sunk Italian Cruiser
5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fitness is Readiness in the Navy
6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £1,000,000 Worth of Mechanical Warfare
7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rescued Seavacuees Home and Happy
8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Men Who Bombed Berlin - And How
9. 9Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hell Fire Corner Activity

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Section Title

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

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Keeping Fit Aboard Battleship. DESCRIPTION: Keeping fit aboard a battleship. SHOTLIST: Shots of boxing display on "Repulse" including shots of sailors along 15" guns and other positions. Angle and close ups of fighting, footplay etc. Shot of destroyers passing ship against the Dawn. Early morning physical training on forecastle for ships company including Officers. Shot of instructor standing on gun turret. Close shot of men doing PT shot of game of ‘uckers! Shots of deck hockey played on quarter deck by officers.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Weapons; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Universal

Card file number

39640

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

34

Story extras:

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