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Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scharnhorst Sunk - Special. DESCRIPTION: SCHARNHORST SUNK - Early news of the sinking of the German battleship off of the North Cape. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Several shots of "Scharnhorst" launched. Cut-in Hitler at launching. Various shots of "Scharnhorst" at sea. Shots of her with German Fleet. Line ahead shot of her, "Gneisenau" & "Prince Eugen". Shot of water breaking over her bows, into camera. German sailor take up action stations, firing broadsides, & light guns. GS of her at sea. Shot of the above three as they make their dash through Channel. Sir Bruce Fraser, comes aboard "Duke of York". CU Fraser. MS of British sailors assembled on deck. MS of "Duke of York" firing broadsides.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; War damage; Navy; Military; Launchings
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 44403
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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