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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Offensive in South Pacific

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
696A
Date Released
8 Oct 1942
Date submitted
5 Oct 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Land Battleship
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Offensive in South Pacific
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Soviet Heroism
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Save Your Bacon

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Capture of the Solomons. DESCRIPTION: New pictures of the American attack on the Solomon Islands. SHOTLIST: MS Merchant ship at sea. Shot of ships ploughing their way through very heavy seas, this causing a mist. CU of shells going into breech of gun. Big guns of cruiser firing broadside. LS guns firing. AA guns & Pom-poms firing. Small craft off island LS not very clear. Australian cruiser which has been hit still firing her guns LS. Shot of sea, with a plane high up in the skies. Destroyer just off shore. General view of island showing damaged camps. Many Japs lying about dead. CU Heap of dead Japs. Aerial shot of aerodrome which marines have captured. Jap prisoners lined up, barbed wire in foreground. Pan shot of captured equipment. LS Showing island with smoke still rising caused through damage inflicted by the marines. Ditto shot from beach.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weather; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Death; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Gaumont
Card file number
42920
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:

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