Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: East African Campaign Closing Down

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
621A
Date Released
1 May 1941
Date submitted
11 Apr 1941
Date submitted
28 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Football League War Cup
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Mary’s Welcome Reappearance
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Another Greeting for the Nazis
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: East African Campaign Closing Down
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Free French Chief in Cairo
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Movietone Goes to Gib. By Convoy
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More U-Boat Crews Taken Prisoner
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Matapan Victors in Port
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Blitzed Areas Greet Mr Churchill (Liverpool and Manchester)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fighting Near Keren. DESCRIPTION: British and Imperial troops fighting near Keren in Eritrea. SHOTLIST: Shots of the rough country. Indian troops take up water in petrol cans by mule transport and casualties are evacuated. Trucks have to be pushed along the railways because of the shortage of engines.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Rota
War Office
Card file number
40689
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
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