Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: India’s War Effort
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indian War Effort. DESCRIPTION: The manpower of India is being harnessed to the war effort. Steel production as been increased and so are munitions. SHOTLIST: Map of the Indian Empire. Shots of a procession of decorated elephants and of marching troops and sailors. Shots of inside a cotton factory where Indian types are at work. Steel factories are hard at work and so are rubber tyre plants. Lorries are seen lined by and Indians are seen building a corvette. The story ends with scenic shots of the Himalayas.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Landforms; Navy; Animals; Military; Scenery and travel
- Footage sources
- Ministry of Information
- Card file number
- 41912
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 192
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