Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Brown Bomber

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

776

Date Released

17 Apr 1944

Date submitted

11 Apr 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Brown Bomber
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Memory of Pearl Harbour
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Far East War
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tirpitz Bombed
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Butterfly Bomb"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Brown Bomber (Joe Louis in London). DESCRIPTION: Staff-Sergeant Joe Louis, World Heavyweight Champion, arrives in London. He is here to give exhibition bouts to entertain the troops. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Joe Louis walks along deserted road into camera. GS of him with group of people around him. Interior shots show him sparring with Ex-Army boxing champion. CU Joe Louis.

Keywords

Sport; War veterans; Entertainment and leisure; Military

Card file number

44728

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Richard Harris

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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