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