Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Marines Hold Guadalcanal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
710A
Date Released
14 Jan 1943
Date submitted
5 Jan 1943
Date submitted
7 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas with the Eighth Army
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mighty Additions for US Fleet
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Naval Patrol Skirmish in South Pacific
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS "Thrasher" Home from Triumphs
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Marines Hold Guadalcanal
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: China Based Aircraft Strafe Hong-Kong
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: See Naples and Bomb - Say US Airmen
  8. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sir Stafford Cripps in Manchester

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Guadalcanal. DESCRIPTION: The airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands has been taken by US Marines and now plays an important role in the bombing of Japanese ships. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Loading bombers, bombs scattered about jungle cleared aerodrome. LS single file of troops marching through valley, various angles. CU three rifles forming tripod, background single file of troops marching as above. Two ranks of troops marching through jungle into camera. Troops laying barbed wire entanglements. CU small artillery. GS of several artillery firing simultaneously.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
43259
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
82
Story extras:
Film clip

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