Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: School for Battle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
672A
Date Released
23 Apr 1942
Date submitted
13 Apr 1942
Date submitted
17 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombers over Japan
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bud Flanagan Joins Home Guard
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: School for Battle
  4. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scotland’s Soccer Triumph

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Street Fighting Exercises Battle School. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s new Army is being turned into the toughest in the world at "Battle Schools". They are put through an Assault Course and given weapon training. Street fighting is also a large part of the training. SHOTLIST: General view of area to be cleared of the enemy. A bomb is planted at rear of house. Troops enter after explosion. Various shots of troops clearing house. Bren-gun party in house firing. Troops arrive in lorries, disembark and take cover. Machine-gun nest in wrecked house. Shot of street as bomb is thrown to clear machine-gun nest. CU of snipers rifle on window. Shot of window showing bullets-splattering on wall. Shot of street as enemy is driven out. Shots of troops crossing stream by wire bridge. One soldier falls in stream. Other obstacles, include a smoke filled pit and barbed wire and a 12ft. wall which has to be scaled. Troops are shown getting through barbed wire. CU of targets. One, a crude head of Hitler, which the men fire at whilst advancing. Other shots include hidden pit and troops negotiating stream, which is covered by a small arch. CU of officer urging the men on. CU of instructor at microphone.
Keywords
Education and training; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Communications; Explosions; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
42186
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
327
Story extras:
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