Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Locomotives for the Iran Supply Line

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
684
Date Released
13 Jul 1942
Date submitted
9 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
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Supplies to Russia. DESCRIPTION: Locomotives arrive in Iran for use on the railway line running to Russia. SHOTLIST: Shot from front of moving train, showing river running at the bottom of a mountain gorge. Camera pans round to entrance of tunnel, into which the train plunges. Shot taken inside tunnel and exit. Then follows various shots of train advancing through cuttins [sic] and arriving at the station of Shabazan. Persian official shouldering flag. These are followed by shots of the native driver at the controls. Second Section: Shots of locomotive being raised from barge and being lowered on the railway track. Finally the locomotive is seen lowered onto the rails.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Railways
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
Card file number
42575
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
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