Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: India’s Armoured Production

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
664A
Date Released
26 Feb 1942
Date submitted
20 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
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indian Armoured Cars. DESCRIPTION: The Steel Works at Jamshedpur are said to be the largest in the British Empire. It has been working hard supplying equipment for India’s growing army. SHOTLIST: Various shots inside the factory where all the labour is done by Indians. The whole process is seen and the commentator is the same as that on the film set itself. The story beings and ends with the cars going over rough country.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Military
Footage sources
Ministry of Information
Card file number
41953
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
162
Story extras:
Film clip

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