Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Movietone Goes to Gib. By Convoy

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

621A

Date Released

1 May 1941

Date submitted

11 Apr 1941

Date submitted

16 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

6 / 9

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Atlantic Convoy. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s cameraman, Jack Ramsden, travels on a convoy to Gibraltar. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the convoy which includes SS "Largs Bay" and the escort of HMAC "Argus", HM Armed Merchant cruiser "Dunottar Castle", HMS Maidstone and destroyers of the "Javelin" and V Classes. The look-out is kept and Jack Ramsden takes a turn. Shots of Gib. and a symbolic shot which might come in useful of a commander saluting with the rock as background.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Navy; Military; Cameramen; Newsreels

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

40637

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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