Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The American Drive from St Lo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
791A
Date Released
3 Aug 1944
Date submitted
Jul 1944
Date submitted
31 Jul 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Russian Awards for Men of Britain
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Producing Penicillin
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The American Drive from St Lo
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fruits of Air Supremacy
  5. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Clayton Trains for Fight with Paterson

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Drive From St Lo. DESCRIPTION: Following the American’s capture of St Lo, General Bradley’s army started the drive towards the coast at the base of the Cherbourg Peninsular. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. (Library - Various shots St Lo shows armoured cars passing through. Also shots of American infantry & tanks passing through.) Scorpion along road. Stationary Sherman fires her gun. Various shots of street fighting. This is in St Lo & Marigny. Shots of Liberators in formation. Formations of Fortresses pass over. Aerial shots LS of explosions & smoke rising. Field artillery lay down barrage, in background shot of cows in field. Various shots of Yanks firing 155mm howitzers, loading as well. Shot of observer on roof of house. Aerial shots of battlefield, shows American tanks scattered over fields, along roads etc. Yanks march single file out of camera, along country lanes, Sherman pass infantry.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Shops and shopping; Fires; Death; Communications; Broadcasting; Displaced persons; War damage; Propaganda; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories; Animals; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
APS
Army Film Unit
Canadian Film Unit
Card file number
44991
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
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