Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "Fifth" Held On
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fifth Held On. DESCRIPTION: The second report on the Battle of Salerno shows the British and Americans pursuing the withdrawing Germans. The lack of airfields which had hampered the early campaign was remedied by the German retreat. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Very lights falling at night. GS of beach shows LST beached transport being unloaded. GS of activities. LST approaching beach & beaching, ramps down & troops disembarking. 5.5 guns being unloaded from same. Yankees unloading cargo, rush for trenches & enemy attacks from air, signaller carries on. Various shots of Sherman tanks along road, troops (British) marching, also riding on horse drawn cart. "Tommy" gets water from well in tin hat & gives it to horses. Soldier eating an apple.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Agriculture; Fires; Communications; Ceremonies; Victory celebrations; War damage; Prisoners of war; Animals; Military
- Locations
- Italy; Salerno; Straits of Messina
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
Canadian Film Unit
- Card file number
- 44030
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 125
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