Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: GIs to Shift London’s Ruins

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
810A
Date Released
14 Dec 1944
Date submitted
7 Dec 1944
Date submitted
11 Dec 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Queen with NFS Girls
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: GIs to Shift London’s Ruins
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Boche Factory in Paris Tube
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Brussels Demonstrators
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Supplying the Burma Front by Air
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Hammers the Reich

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: GIs Shift London Ruins. DESCRIPTION: General Eisenhower has given London some three thousand American soldiers to help with the clearing of bomb damage. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GIs stand round burning fire. Various shots of ruined buildings being knocked down. Mr Duncan Sandys, being shown over area, on which the Americans are re-building. Clearing bomb sites, laying new foundations. Various shots of GIs working. GIs eat & drink (mobile canteen).
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Food and cooking; War damage; Engineering; Military
Locations
Brixton
Card file number
45354
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
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