Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Latest US Tanks Try-Out

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
689
Date Released
17 Aug 1942
Date submitted
12 Aug 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Any Records Chum?
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Commando Plane
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Latest US Tanks Try-Out
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Stand Fast, India! (Indian Convoy)
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Diphtheria

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New American Mark-Four Tanks. DESCRIPTION: America’s new all-welded Mark Four tanks are now coming off the line at war speed. SHOTLIST: The new all-welded tanks, Mark-4 are seen coming off the assembly lines. The big field gun they carry, can shoot in any direction. These war exercises show how the new tanks can smother their targets with fire and then over-run them. The tanks are using real shells. They are seen going across fields and crashing through a wooden hut. Several close-ups of tanks.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Industry and manufacture; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
42718
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
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