Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sicily - The Second Step
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sicily - Second Step. DESCRIPTION: The second report on the invasion of Sicily starts on the beaches with troops and war materials coming ashore in increasing numbers. The first phase of the operation took the Eighth Army up to Avols, Rosolini and Syracuse. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS of soldiers feet as they came ashore. GS of coast looking out to sea, shows ships off coast, & activities on beach. Various shots of troops disembarking from LCI. Shots of bulldozer coming ashore, also Bren Carriers. Various shots of soldiers wading ashore from LCI. Bren Carrier into camera, SV of "Priest" Gun coming ashore. Various types transport move on beaches. Troops on march across fields & along roads. Soldiers digging in. Bren Gunner covers soldiers working in field. Various shots of troops & transport on road. Signpost "Avola" & troops marching. Union Jack hoisted on top of building in Avola. Bren Carrier through streets of Avola & out of camera. US Troops on carts riding donkeys, various shots. CU of types of US soldiers. Pan down of 1915-1918 War memorial. White sheets flying from balcony on building. GV of wrecked Italian tanks under trees. CU "Renault" plate on tank. Various shots of POW’s being escorted by troops, one of our soldiers is riding a donkey smoking his pipe. Line of POW’s along road, also Monty in car looks at same. CU Monty (VG). Italian POW’s wade out to LCT & board same for Tunisia. Shots of Tommies past camera along road, Sherman tanks moving quickly along road, also Bren Carriers & "Ducks" passing under trees.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Prisoners of war; Navy; Animals; Military
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
- Card file number
- 43864
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 363
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