Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Famous Name for New Destroyer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
779
Date Released
8 May 1944
Date submitted
1 May 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Another Base Complete
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Famous Name for New Destroyer
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: First of the Half-A-Million
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Invasion Material

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Famous Name for New Destroyer Launching of HMAS "Bataan". DESCRIPTION: Mrs Douglas MacArthur recently christened a new Australian destroyer, HMAS "Bataan", a tribute to the heroic American stand made on that peninsular. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of Tribal class destroyer "Bataan" before launching. Mrs Douglas MacArthur arrives to launch same. CU of her. Mrs MacArthur launches ship, this bit being in sound. Ship down slips, & GV of her after launching.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
New South Wales
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
44778
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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