Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tank Power - The Test of Land Warfare

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

628

Date Released

16 Jun 1941

Date submitted

12 Jun 1941

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tank Power - The Test of Land Warfare
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Prime Minister’s Great Declaration

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tank Story. DESCRIPTION: New armoured regiments exercise in the defence lines of Britain. The tank has already given wonderful service in the Western Desert and Libya. The Army needs more tanks. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the tanks advancing through a river, over rough country and up hill firing as they go. They crash through some blitzed houses. General Martell, who commands the corps, speaks.

Keywords

Vehicles; Environment; War damage; Military

Footage sources

War Office

Card file number

40859

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

173

Story extras:

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