Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Massing for the Second Front
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Massing for the 2nd Front. DESCRIPTION: United States troops continue to pour into Britain ready for the invasion of Europe. SHOTLIST: Cut story - SCU of American looking over deck-rail at band on quay. GS of military band playing, in fore trombone. GS of ship with cheering (silent) troops, various shots. American troops disembarking, down gangway into camera, treading on sketch of Hitler at bottom of gangway, another wipes his feet on same. GS of group of Yankees. Shot from deck of American girl looking out of porthole, GS of group of American nurses, aboard, wearing tin helmets. CU types. American troops boarding train, steaming out of station. More troops disembarking, lining up on quay.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Music and dance; Health and medicine; Women; Curiosities; Railways; Ceremonies; Safety devices; Military
- Locations
- Liverpool
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 44464
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 60
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