Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America’s Abundant Aid

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
644
Date Released
6 Oct 1941
Date Other
Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hell Driving - Up-To-Date
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 'Shoot First’ Practice
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Legion Commanders
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America’s New Army Stages Was "Game"
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More Fighting Power
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Warships Repaired in USA
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America’s Abundant Aid

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s Abundant Aid. DESCRIPTION: Convoys continue to cross the Atlantic with Lease-Lend material. Ammunition and tanks are among the items being unloaded at British docks. SHOTLIST: Ships are unloaded and shells and Tommy guns sent to an underground magazine. Here the guns are assembled. Tanks are run from the docks to the testing grounds and 25 pounders are tested for recoil in the ordnance sheds. Guns and searchlights are driven away down the roads. Bombs are also in the shipment. Planes being unloaded (Havocs). Also shot of a convoy.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Foreign aid; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
41388
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
Film clip

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