MALTA SHOWS GORT HOW SHE TAKES IT

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ADM 415).

Synopsis

Mute newsreel item

Maltese street scenes. Air-raid flag hoisted. Bofors crew man their gun. LS German Raider. Flak bursts. LS bombs exploding on the city. Fire tenders. LS of dive bomber and smoke pall created by the bombing. People emerge from their shelters after the raid. Street damage. Clearing of rubble. Sir John Gort(?) leaves his office with an ADC. Second raid. Pilots climb into aircraft. LS of German raider - bomb explosions. Spitfire in the air. Bomb explosions. Wreckage of German aircraft. Bomb damage. Street crowds.

 

Titles

  • MALTA SHOWS GORT HOW SHE TAKES IT
 

Technical Data

Year:
1942
Running Time:
3 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
297 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Production company
British Olympic News