... the day." Flashback to Roosevelt asking Congress to declare a state of war against Japan introduces general film of American participation in the present struggle: women engaged in war work, troops disembarking in Britain and parading past Buckingham ...

... ' somewhere at sea apparently suggest that the French Navy is now "ready for action."

IV "Russian Art in war." Works on display at an exhibition in Moscow include cartoons ridiculing the Nazi leadership. Continuing advance of Red Army illustrated by ...

... the vehicles, turning one truck out every 24 minutes. Men are seen in a queue receiving food.

III. "Papuans on the war front." Bare-torsoed Papuans stand on parade and practice shooting and artillery fire. They afterwards dance to the accompaniment ...

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I. "Pacific war news." a. Matilda tanks precede Australian infantry advancing through the jungle in New Guinea at the time of the capture of Sattelberg. b. Elsewhere on the island a planeload of Australian girls arrive to entertain US forces at their ...

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I. "War brides reach new home." British wives of Canadian servicemen arrive with their children in Montreal

II. "Airplane of the future." View of model all-wing jet on stand.

III. "MacArthur - a close up." MacArthur watches the bombardment ...

... salvage operations and afterwards in dry dock undergoing refitting.

III. "Far East War." Brief glimpses of action in the war against Japanese: a. Japanese dive-bombers are hit and crash into the sea as they attack a ...

... heavyweight Al Delaney, who is knocked down before receiving a knock out blow. Fight was in aid of Russian war effort.

II. "Hospital President - HRH Princess Elizabeth." The Princess visits the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children in Hackney where, ...

... Chinese casualties and Japanese dead in the ruins.

IV. "Last of the Tirpitz." Over film of 1939 launching, ineffectual war record of Tirpitz is described. Successive air attacks on 15 September, 29 October and 12 November cripple and eventually sink ...

... Britain's Story to Paris." Ambassador Duff Cooper opens an exhibition organised by the Daily Mail which features Britain's "great war record", not always fully appreciated abroad. General Koenig, Governor of Paris, honours the exhibition with a visit; ...

... shallow stream and continue on through a path in the jungle; others throw a Bailey bridge ("196 feet and the biggest in the war") across the Chindwin River, enabling trucks and artillery to pass across; guns open fire; Hurricanes fly low and attack enemy ...

... of his economic defences against Germany. He discusses ways of "damaging the war machine"; shows scenes of the interception of a German supplies ... (872) (261ft).

NOTE These items are contained on BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS WAR COMPILATION (1940-1941).

BRITISH NEWS

For a detailed shotlist, contact NFTVA. Items include THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY CANADIANS CELEBRATE DOMINIONS DAY PREMIER SEES U.S. ARMY DEMONSTRATION WEST AFRICAN AERODROME AIDS WAR SUPPLIES THE MIDDLE EAST FRONT CONVOY TO MALTA