Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Singapore’s Last Days

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
664A
Date Released
26 Feb 1942
Date submitted
20 Feb 1942
Date submitted
24 Feb 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Front Line Forts
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Singapore’s Last Days
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dutch Airmen Guard East Indies
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: India’s Armoured Production
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Red Army’s 24th Birthday

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Singapore’s Last Days (Malayan Evacuation). DESCRIPTION: This film shows one of the early air raids on Singapore. Numbers of women and children have been evacuated and many Indians have been evacuated to India. SHOTLIST: Women & children evacuate Singapore. Shots of the town with bombs bursting in the background. The Bishop of Singapore sees some of his flock off at the quayside.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Explosions; Displaced persons; War damage; Religion and belief
Footage sources
War Office
Card file number
41965
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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