Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "Fifth" and "Eighth" on Road to Rome

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
748A
Date Released
7 Oct 1943
Date submitted
4 Oct 1943
Date submitted
5 Oct 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italian Fleet Reach Alexandria
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "Fifth" and "Eighth" on Road to Rome
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French Squadron Bomb Paris

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Fifth’ & ‘Eighth’ on Road to Rome. DESCRIPTION: More pictures from Salerno-Naples front, taken after the bridgehead had been secured, but before the fall of Naples. The Eighth Army continued to move north to meet up with the Fifth. After occupying Brindisi the Eighth went on to Bari. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS Elevated shots of hilly country. Americans firing artillery, advancing through forests, charging over top of trenches. Various shots of ‘Long Tom’ (155mm Yanky gun) being fired, loaded, etc., also firing small artillery. Road to Battipaglai, also signpost on road, various shots of ruined factory (tobacco), and of railway sidings, and railway station shows few Italians seated on ground. Various shots of ruined buildings in Eboli, American Royal Engineers enter town. Several shots of Taranto, tugs make their way along canals, shot of picturesque across same. GS steeple of church. Civilians cross bridge - shopping centre. Troops disembark from ships. LS of Bari from sea, various shots of British troops sniping, fire rifles & bren guns. LS petrol dump which was ignited by enemy shelling, black smoke from same, also various shots of ammunition truck ablaze, this was on the Salerno front.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Railways; Shops and shopping; Communications; War damage; Navy; Engineering; Military; Scenery and travel
Locations
Salerno Naples Front
Footage sources
Army Film Unit
British Paramount
Card file number
44147
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
172
Story extras:
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