Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Munition Factories Go Underground

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
666
Date Released
9 Mar 1942
Date submitted
2 Mar 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Reinforcements for Britain
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Bomb Billancourt
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Munition Factories Go Underground
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Feeding Western Desert Troops
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Saturday Night in Libya
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Major-General Campbell VC

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Underground MAP Factory. DESCRIPTION: Concealed factories are being built under British countryside. The factories are virtually bomb proof, well lit and air-conditioned throughout. SHOTLIST: Men are at work building a factory far underneath the countryside. Various shots showing the work in progress and pans through the galleries and passages. When the factories are completed they go into production. Much of the work is done by women and a special control-room is used to keep a check on the work. After the day’s work the girls leave the factory and come out into the open country.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Civil defence
Footage sources
British Paramount
Rota
Card file number
41984
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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