Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Clearing War Legacies

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

862

Date Released

10 Dec 1945

Date submitted

3 Dec 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Goodbye to the Dynamos
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Aintree Prepares
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Clearing War Legacies
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Australian Tennis Find

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blowing Up Wrecks. DESCRIPTION: The Mersey river has scores of wrecks as the result of German mining activities. The work has now begun to clear them and divers are being used to place the explosives. SHOTLIST: KS GV wreck-ship. GV wreck buoy. Men unloading cases of gelatine from side of ship. Diver prepares to descend; descending and emerging. Taking down cases of explosives. Detonating explosives, two explosion. Seagulls fly around in hundreds await dead fish.

Keywords

Weapons; Military

Locations

Mersey River

Card file number

46265

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

76

Story extras:

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