Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tools to Finish the Job
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tools to Finish the Job. DESCRIPTION: From the Anzio beach-head comes the story of how the supplies are being got to the front. "Ducks" play a large part in ferrying the cargoes ashore and the whole operation is a rehearsal for the Second Front. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of Anzio Harbour, LST up to beach, lorry driven off same. "Ducks" going out & coming ashore from supply ships. GS of ships unloading cargo. AFU - GS lines of Bofor guns, & barrels of 6 pounder guns. Tracking shot between lines of Bofors. Various shots of cases of small ammunition. GS aerodrome shows "Horsa" gliders towed by Albemarles, various shots of gliders touching down, another Albemarle taking towing gliders. AFU - More shots of lines & lines of light artillery.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
Harrow
- Card file number
- 44772
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 96
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