Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Time off on the "Rock"
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gibraltar Sports. DESCRIPTION: Servicemen enjoy time off on Gibraltar, swimming and water pool being popular. SHOTLIST: General shot of water polo being played alongside ship. Ship I believe is the "Cairo". Crews looking over side at same. Concert being given in the open air, in the background is the Rock. General shot of audience & band. CU band playing. No sound. Shot of audience. Men bathing in pool, they get a boy scout whom they give a ducking to. Shots of crew of the "Eagle" playing hockey ashore. Shots of crews playing hockey on Aircraft Carrier "Eagle". Hurricane can be seen in background. CU Hurricane showing part of wing & one wheel. CU Referee. Back to the shore, shot of men looking through barbed wire entanglements at hockey. Shot of shore of Gibraltar showing people swimming & diving. Men standing on rocks preparing to dive off. Crews laying about on the beach.
- Keywords
- Sport; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Environment; Aviation; Aircraft; Air force; Navy; Military; Youth
- Card file number
- 42775
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John W. Cotter
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 65
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