Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Ploesti - Nazi Film Gives Evidence

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
805A
Date Released
9 Nov 1944
Date submitted
1 Nov 1944
Date submitted
3 Nov 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Danish Defiance
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: What the Air-Camera Sees
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Ploesti - Nazi Film Gives Evidence
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Battle for Walcheren
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: "Diphtheria VI"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ploesti - Nazi Film Swells Evidence. DESCRIPTION: Captured German film shows the aftermath of the first American raid on the oil-fields at Ploesti in Rumania. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS Liberators fly out of camera approaching Ploesti oilfields. Ground shots of palls of black smoke rising from burning oil, various shots. Nazi fighting fires. Oil tanks ablaze, oil tankers ablaze. Various shots (night) of burning oilfields. Various shots of disrupted railway sidings, & main lines caused by fires. Pans of wreckage.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Fires; War damage; Occupied territories; Military; Newsreels
Footage sources
United Newsreels   Issue No.125
Card file number
45245
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:

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