Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Toughening Up to Meet Rommel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
700
Date Released
2 Nov 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kane Punches Way to Title Fight
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Toughening Up to Meet Rommel
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mrs "FDR" Sees Britain’s Servicewomen
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Wilkie Sums Up after Tour
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canterbury Bomb Damage

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tough Tactics B295/B. DESCRIPTION: Troops in the Middle East carry out tough PT to tone them up for the coming battle. SHOTLIST: The following is in gym shorts. Squads of men throwing tree trunks in the air & catching same, also holding same in bend of arm. Couples of men throwing one and other about. Troops climbing 12ft walls. Jumping off 18ft drops. Climbing ropes to top to scaffolding. Tug of war in cross formation, various CUs men straining muscles. Falling off lorry, shot looking at lorry, and one taken from lorry CU. Men in ditches 12ft deep & getting out. CU Captain. Troops walking planks. Troops walking tree trunks at height. The following in full kit (uniform). Climbing rope to scaffold. Two men with bayonets unsheathed & rifles in combat, one falls, then plunges rifles into his ‘back’ misses by inches. Combat with knives. CU one on ground, other plunging knife into his back. Men in trench, bren carrier over top. GS Troops attacking under smoke. Various angle shots, LS same. Shells exploding in front of men, troops fling themselves on the ground.
Keywords
Education and training; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Explosions; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
43010
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
82
Story extras:
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