Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Peaceful Penetration (Meets Slight Resistance)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
700A
Date Released
5 Nov 1942
Date submitted
2 Nov 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Save Kitchen Scraps
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canterbury - US Visitor and Reprisal Raid
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Chinese Army Trains for Attack
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Peaceful Penetration (Meets Slight Resistance)
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Blitz on Rommel
  6. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scottish Edition: Scotland Welcomes American Guests
  7. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scottish Edition: King Haakon in Scotland
  8. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scottish Edition: Distinguished Visits at "US" Sports Day

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Madagascar - Peaceful Penetration. DESCRIPTION: More pictures have arrived illustrating the successful operations of our forces in Madagascar. SHOTLIST: Cut Story - Good shot of island with sun rising. View of island after dawn had broken. Shot of ALC approaching coast, also part of a destroyer. Good shot of ALC’s approaching coast. Troops landing on beach, lorries coming off craft, including artillery and motors. Troops laying wire netting across beach. Lorry off ALC. CU name of building ‘Chambre de Commerce’ pan down to entrance, officer leaving building. Large tree in centre of road used at ‘roundabout’. Artillery going along road, and through village. Shot of broken bridge (angle shots). Bren-carrier and troops crossing same. Army lorry crossing bridge made of rushes and stick, etc. Motor-cycle going up embankment. Shot of fires from bridge, this being of country-side. Look-out on top of hill. Shot of hand grenades, also of very old type of gun. Trees laying in road, used as road block. Native clearing same away. Mayor by car talking to General Platt and officers. Aerial shot town and crowds. Troops entering (mechanised) capital, elevated shot of same, also various merchants, florists etc. CU of two native girls. General Platt inspecting King’s African Rifles. Statue of Gallenlini.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Business and commerce; Fires; Horticulture; Ceremonies; Colonialism; War damage; Prisoners of war; Local government; Navy; Military; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
Gaumont
Card file number
43015
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
167
Story extras:
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