Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Consolidating in Normandy
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- British Movietone News
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- 2 / 2
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- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Consolidating in Normandy. DESCRIPTION: More and more reinforcements and supplies arrive in Normandy each day. In the skies Allied air power continues to bomb and strafe the enemy. Captured German film shows Rommel and von Rundstedt visiting the vast concrete fortifications on the coast which were thought to be impassable. Mr Churchill arrived onboard HMS Kelvin and was greeted by General Montgomery as he came ashore. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Dusk or dawn shot of destroyer with sun rising or sinking in background. Sunrise with armada in fore. Yanks board LCIs. Shots of LCTs. Beached equipment unloaded. GV of activity on beach. British troops of LTC. CU Tedder on bridge of ship. GS of Ramsay & Vian. Tedder, Ramsay & Vian walk along raft into camera. Elevated shot of activity on beach, very good. Troops build airstrip, bulldozers etc. at work. Plane takes off. Camera gun - shooting up trains, transport, & other targets, several large explosions. British pass through street, Frenchmen look on. AFU - British soldiers at look-out with field glasses. Troops (Canadian or British) run through fields & wooded country. Troops through street, French clap. Army transport passes through street, directed by soldier. Yanks march through streets. POW along roads, & over beach, wade out to LCT, one attempts to pull up sock while walking. Captured German reel GS of Rommel & Rundstedt. CU Rommel. SCU of coastal guns, & various shots of fortifications, pillboxes etc. Rommel & Rundstedt walk round inspecting same, look at double barrel coastal gun. SCU of barrel of guns, & various shots of Atlantic Wall (AFU British troops knock part of "Wall" down which they have captured). Eisenhower, Marshall & Arnold on bridge of ship. GV of destroyer Kelvin at sea - very good. CU Churchill in Trinity House uniform, wearing glasses. Churchill assists Brooke with "Mae West" life jackets. Both seated on deck "Kelvin" at sea. CU Churchill. Kelvin passes Nelson, Ramillies & other warships also large part of armada. Churchill transfers ... ships, sailors cheer as he leaves. CU Churchill. CU Smuts both very good. Churchill, Smuts & Brooke in "Duck" [sic]. Churchill leans over side talks to Montgomery. Churchill alights from "Duck". Shakes hands with Monty. The above four in group on beach, walk through crowds of soldiers. AFU - Monty stands on raised platform addresses troops (silent) Monty & Churchill through crowds. Churchill with Monty & climbs into Jeep.
- Keywords
- Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Children; Women; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Communications; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Safety devices; Victory celebrations; War damage; Prisoners of war; Censorship; Occupied territories; Navy; Animals; Engineering; Military; Newsreels
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
CRN
Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Royal Navy
Universal
United States Army Air Force [USAAF]
- Card file number
- 44914
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- John W. Cotter
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 479
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