Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Clears Eastern Sicily

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

743

Date Released

30 Aug 1943

Date submitted

24 Aug 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Berlin’s First Big Dose
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Churchill in Canada (First Pictures)
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Louis - C-In-C Se Asia
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Clears Eastern Sicily
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Messina - Italy Next

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy Clears Eastern Sicily. DESCRIPTION: Combined operations were the watch word of the Sicily campaign and the Navy’s part was not only to land the troops but to bombard the shore. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Shots of cruisers bombarding Acireale. Travelling shot as it moves along coast still firing. Various shots of guns blazing. Night shots of same.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

43951

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

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