Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Latest US Battleship Tries Her Guns

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

642A

Date Released

25 Sep 1941

Date submitted

Sep 1941

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Latest US Battleship Tries Her Guns
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King of Greece Comes to Britain
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Maisky Sees Tanks for the Soviet
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Churchill Greets French Boy Refugees
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Middle East C-In-C Visits Syria
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Occupation of Iran
7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tobruk Today

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: USS "North Carolina". DESCRIPTION: The battleship "North Carolina" is on her gunnery trials. SHOTLIST: The new battleship at sea for gunnery trials. Planes are catapulted and and all made ready. Nine and sixteen inch guns open up. When night falls all the guns fire together. This is very spectacular and should be remembered.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

41353

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

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