Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Voice of Joyce is Silent

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

866

Date Released

7 Jan 1946

Date submitted

3 Jan 1946

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: William Joyce Hanged. DESCRIPTION: William Joyce, Lord Haw Haw, is hanged at Wandsworth Gaol. SHOTLIST: KS Library - Radio set. Joyce with military escort takes exercise in field, this is somewhere in Europe, several shots. CU Joyce. Walks out of camera. Crowds gathered outside Wandsworth prison, reading notice stating that he was to be hanged. LS Notice. CU various radio sets over which is Joyce’s voice saying "ruthlessly killing thousands of our own countrymen etc." Crowds outside prison, watch police hang up notice proclaiming that Joyce has been hanged. LS & CU of proclamation.

Keywords

Politics and government; Crime

Locations

Wandsworth Gaol

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

46354

Credits:

Camera: David Prosser
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

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