Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hitler Entertains

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

715

Date Released

15 Feb 1943

Date Other

Feb 1943

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hitler Entertains. DESCRIPTION: Delirious meeting of Axis blood-brothers. Reconstructed by Charles Ridley. A Movietone Newsical. SHOTLIST: Cut story - (MOI) Shot of masses of flags, Hitler & Mussolini arriving in car, car drives along ranks of paraded German soldiers. Troops marching past. CU feet, here there is trick photography. (BMN) Hitler & Mussolini in stand each persuading the other to demonstrate the goose step, in end Hitler leads, more trick photography, the camera reversing every now & then. Hitler goose stepping in front of troops, shot of English planes, & finishes up with Hitler running to his car, a bomb exploding just as he reaches it.

Keywords

Politics and government; Music and dance; Curiosities; Aviation; Explosions; Ceremonies; War damage; Military; Newsreels

Footage sources

Library
Ministry of Information

Card file number

43389

Credits:

Editor: Charles A. Ridley
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

153

Story extras:

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