Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Badly Raided Malta Keeps Smiling

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
622
Date Released
5 May 1941
Date submitted
1 May 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Zealand Greets Her New Gg
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Aussie Airmen Prove Life Saving Champs
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Voice Culture for American Nco’s
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Russian Freighter Comes to Grief
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Free French Allies Help Clear Seas
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Badly Raided Malta Keeps Smiling
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Miniature Messages from Middle East
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How Keren Fell
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Carry Your Gas Masks
  10. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: WAAFs

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malta Air Raid. DESCRIPTION: The island fortress suffers many daylight raids, Movietone filmed during the 234th. SHOTLIST: Shots of Malta, ARP personnel and the shelters which are hewn out of the rock. AA guns blaze away at the raiders. Shots of damage. Close ups of types of people.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Safety devices; War damage; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40698
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
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