Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American War Cars Mass Produced

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
615A
Date Released
20 Mar 1941
Date submitted
17 Mar 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French Indo-China and Thailand Sign Truce
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army’s New Guns Show Speed and Quick Action
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Colours for City of London Hg’s
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Honours for Brave Scouts
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Army Defeats Allies at Soccer
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Berbera British Again
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ski Meet Thrills in Washington
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Steel Mills at Full Blast
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American War Cars Mass Produced
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: United States Begin to Lease and Lend

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scout Cars for US Army. DESCRIPTION: A plant at Michigan is producing a new type of army scout car. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the cars on the conveyor belt. The first one off is driven by Edsel Ford with Brigadier-General Bonesteel beside him. The cars leave the factory in large numbers and race over bumpy ground, windscreens flapping in the breeze.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Economics; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40517
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
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