Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS "Ajax" - Heroine of Another Scrap

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
594
Date Released
21 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USA Trains Airmen in Parachute Dropping
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Pilots to Fight with RAF
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Empire Training for Aussie Airmen
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Governor-General Sees Aussie Reinforcements
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Jim Crows Sees Planes at First Hand
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS "Ajax" - Heroine of Another Scrap
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Win the War Lunch

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS "Ajax" Heroine of Another Scrap. DESCRIPTION: HMS Ajax returns from duty in the Mediterranean. SHOTLIST: Library shots of the vessel showing her at the quayside and firing. Library shots of the end of the "Admiral Graf Spee".
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
39933
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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