Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cross Channel Action
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Cross Channel Action’. DESCRIPTION: An exercise has recently taken place with landing craft, transports and escort ships across the Channel towards the French coast. SHOTLIST: Light naval vessels at sea. Sailors man machine guns. Auxiliary vessel at sea. LS ships at sea. Man on bridge. LS of coast. Ships under way, smoke from funnels. Flight formation of US Marauders. CU single Marauder in flight. CU under shot. Aerial over France. Aerial of forest which is the target - bombs bursting below. Marauders in formation LS. Aerial of France and burning target. Aerial of coast. Marauders above clouds.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Explosions; War damage; Navy; Military; Cameramen; Newsreels
- Card file number
- 43991
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Graham T. Thompson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 129
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