Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Hurricanes on the War Path

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

645

Date Released

13 Oct 1941

Date submitted

2 Oct 1941

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain and Soviet Meet in Iran
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Help in Iceland
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain Beats off Another ‘Invasion’
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Hurricanes on the War Path

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hurricane Mark II. DESCRIPTION: The Hurricane Mark II can climb higher, has a higher top speed and enormously increased fire-power. In the thrilling combat pictures just released by the Air Ministry we dive with an RAF Squadron to the attack. SHOTLIST: Shots of the new four-cannon Hurricane on the ground. It takes off and engages in mock combat with a captured Ju88 dive-bomber (air force marking). There are aerial and ground shots and excellent sound of the guns working. The story ends with an RAF combat film showing the shooting up of a flagship.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

41401

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

237

Story extras:

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