Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Big Prizes

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

728A

Date Released

20 May 1943

Date submitted

14 May 1943

Date submitted

17 May 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard Third Birthday
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bizerta Cleaned Up
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Big Prizes
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Harry Tate Junior

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Prizes. England. DESCRIPTION: First came the surrender of the Italian Commander-in-Chief, Messe, followed by the Commander in Chief of the Axis armies, General von Arnim. SHOTLIST: Cut story - MS & CU of General Messe standing by car, also with camera with British officers. GS of Messe luggage also pan & CU of one of his uniforms with chevron on sleeve. Arnim out of Douglas Transport Plane, walks past camera MS saluting our officers. CU Arnim facing camera & our officer with their backs to camera. CU Arnim. Arnim luggage being unloaded from plane. Other officers (German) alighting from another plane, walk into camera, conspicuous amongst them is von Vaerst. Other Generals are Cramer; Major General Krause; Major General Borowietz; Major General Neuffer; Lt General Buelowius; Major General Bassenge; Colonel von Quast; Major von Meyer; Lt von Glasgow; Lt Lowmeier. Coach through country loaded with POW. Enters camp. Car through country with Arnim enter camp, Arnim alights, walks towards camera saluting, speaks to our receiving officers, German ‘old’ prisoners carry luggage away. Tommy locking prisoners camp (gate). CU padlock, being locked.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Aviation; Prisoners of war; Crime; Military

Footage sources

Army Film Unit

Card file number

43679

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

176

Story extras:

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