Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Victors of Biscay Battle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
761A
Date Released
6 Jan 1944
Date submitted
3 Jan 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prisoners of the 5th and 8th
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: F/M Smuts Reviews SA Division
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Roosevelt Visits George Cross Island
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Victors of Biscay Battle
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scharnhorst Victory

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Victors of Biscay Battle. DESCRIPTION: The cruiser ‘Glasgow’, together with the ‘Enterprise’, routed a formation of eleven German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS cruiser "Glasgow", various shots of damage to parts of the ship. Wounded being carried ashore. Ship being loaded by crew with cargo, shell cases being stacked. CU Captain Clark of "Glasgow". CU of Clark & Commander Lloyd-Davies. GS of "Enterprise" Captain Grant boarding "Glasgow" greeted by Captain Clark. Piped aboard. GS of "Enterprise". These are very good shots of "Glasgow" & "Enterprise".
Keywords
Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Weapons; War damage; Navy; Military
Locations
Plymouth
Card file number
44415
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
79
Story extras:

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