Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Mixed Bag of News from Middle East
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News From Western Desert. DESCRIPTION: A young Australian arrived in Egypt exhausted, it had taken him eight days using a tin can as a life buoy to cross from Crete. Indian troops continue to patrol the Western desert. SHOTLIST: A young Australian, one of the last to leave Crete. Artillery duels take place, and fighting in the neighbourhood of Halfaya Pass. Tanks in action, material is captured from the Nazis, Indian troops take part in this action. Among articles captured are an Anti Aircraft gun, and an armoured car.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Transport; Safety devices; Prisoners of war; Military
- Card file number
- 40998
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 125
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