Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Salvage in the Middle East

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
672
Date Released
20 Apr 1942
Date submitted
15 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War in the Philippines (First Pictures)
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dive Bombers for US? [Sic]
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Boston
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Salvage in the Middle East
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Historic Crimean Coach Renovated
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Russia’s "Tobruk" - Sevastopol

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Middle East Salvage. DESCRIPTION: The troops in the Middle East collect and sort various kinds of salvage which can be re-used for the war effort. SHOTLIST: Piles of junk are razed and sorted. There is a poster exhorting the men not to take orders from "General Waste". Items sorted include tyres, barrels, cans, anti-tank mine cases and smashed lorries.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Fundraising; Communications; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
42172
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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