Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bren Gun Carriers Mass Demonstration

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
629
Date Released
23 Jun 1941
Date submitted
20 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Derby 1941
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Mary Sees OTC and ATS
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Youthful Heroes at the Palace
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Paratroop Recruits First Jump
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Helicopter Record
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Radiolocation Inventor
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bren Gun Carriers Mass Demonstration

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bren Gun Carriers. DESCRIPTION: The Bren-gun carrier is now quite a common object of the countryside, we’re all of us getting used to seeing these fast little units doing all sorts of jobs. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Bren carriers advancing in mass formation. This is about the first story in which we have seen a lot of mechanised units together. They rush up, men dismount and erect the Bren guns and blaze away.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40879
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:

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