Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tank Users at Home to Makers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
639A
Date Released
4 Sep 1941
Date submitted
1 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News from Tobruk
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Premier Opens a Road
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allied Ships Blessed
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Exploits of a Free French Submarine
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spend the Blitz in the Country
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America Sends Food for the Kids
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lumbermen Make a Big Splash
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dominions Axemen Make a Big Chop
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Army Tastes New Cocktail
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tank Users at Home to Makers
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Just in Case"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Munition Worker Tattoo. DESCRIPTION: British munitions workers are guests at a special Tattoo. SHOTLIST: Munition workers are given a tattoo at Melton, Suffolk to view the tanks they build. War Office officials are there including Brigadier Cripps, General Massey & Colonel Elliot. A Valentine tanks destroys a pill box, and the workers go for a ride on the tanks. Later there is a parade of Valentine Tanks which are "attacked" by Hurricanes returning on a sweep.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Displays; Women; Weapons; Aviation; Aircraft; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Movietone
Card file number
41246
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
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