Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Explosion in Oslo

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

765A

Date Released

3 Feb 1944

Date submitted

1 Feb 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia’s Famous "Sixth" Parades
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gallantry Rewarded
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Explosion in Oslo
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pacific Air War
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "The Conjuror"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Explosion in Oslo. DESCRIPTION: The explosion of ammunition being unloaded from a German freighter caused the city of Oslo to look as though it had been hit by a blitz. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various scenes of damaged buildings, ruins, remains of houses, fires still smouldering. Clearing shop windows of broken glass. Shell lying in street. LS of city shows fire smoking. A few people can be seen walking about streets. Firemen playing water on fires.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons; Shops and shopping; War damage; Occupied territories

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

44523

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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