Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Machine Gun Power in Action

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
610A
Date Released
13 Feb 1941
Date submitted
Feb 1941
Date submitted
10 Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tools of War Arrive and Are Tested
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New American Plane Tried against Me110
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Churchill Reviews His Old Regiment
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Machine Gun Power in Action
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cyrenaica is Ours

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Heavy Mobile Machine Gun Exercise. DESCRIPTION: A demonstration of the old Vickers heavy machine gun. SHOTLIST: The convoy of lorries drives up and the guns are unloaded. After they have been assembled, the gun crews line up and give a demonstration of mass firing.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40362
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
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