Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Filling the Breach in Egypt

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
684
Date Released
13 Jul 1942
Date submitted
8 Jul 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Filling the Breach in Egypt
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Locomotives for the Iran Supply Line
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tanks, Tanks, Tanks, Rolling Out in US
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Washington Club is Opened in London
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada’s US Soldiers Go over to Own Army
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Young America is Now Commando-Conscious
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The War in New Guinea

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Protect Supply Columns in Desert, OR "Filling the Breach in Egypt". DESCRIPTION: South African troops played a prominent part in the halting of Rommel’s Army at El Alamein. As the Eighth Army takes up its new strategic position reinforcements and supplies are being brought up. SHOTLIST: Net camouflage. Tanks in the Desert. Bulldozers. Good shots of Desert convoy. Plane dives convoy. CU General Auchinleck. CU looking through glasses. Groups of desert troops. Retreat from Tobruk.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
42568
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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