Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italian Navy Crippled

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
598
Date Released
18 Nov 1940
Date submitted
18 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Solemn Tributes to Neville Chamberlain
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Queen Visits in New Car
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard Americans - And US Rifles Issued
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cooking is Big Test for ATS
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Food Minister Opens Communal Kitchen
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Minister Tour Near East
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: First Italian Air Prisoners in England
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: And the Planes They Brought Us
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: And the Men Who Brought Them Down
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italian Navy Crippled

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fleet Air Arm Cripples Wop Fleet at Taranto. DESCRIPTION: The Fleet Air Arm has carried a raid on the Italian fleet at Taranto and fifty percent were put out of action. SHOTLIST: Shots on deck of an aircraft-carrier as planes have the torpedoes attached. Swordfish machines take off, formation shot. Ark Royal in Line Ahead. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. Three Fulmars fly in formation. Torpedo practice. Map of the attack. Italian Fleet at sea. Musso. doing his famous "clock winding" motions for a speech (12ft). Famous CU Admiral Cunningham.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
40015
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
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