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1943 NORTH AFRICA: Various: Allies in Tunis prepare attack / rationing scheme / Col Roosevelt
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5:45Now PlayingDate: 7th January 1943
Location: HAMADNA, N. AFRICA HAMADNA, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, N.
AFRICA MEDJEZ EL BAB TUNIS, N. AFRICA MEDJEZ EL BAB, TUNIS, N. AFRICA MEDJEZ,
EL BAB, TUNIS, ALGIERS, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, RABAT, MOROCCO, PORT LYAU
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
TO BE SHOTLISTED IN FULL
SLATE INFORMATION: Allies in Tunis Prepare Attack
TUNISIA: Medjez El Bab
GV pan countryside to bridge.
LTV and LTV two lorries with U.S. troops cross over bridge.
BV lorries along road.
American troops in lorries along past camera to BV.
CU sign "MEDJEZ EL BAB."
LV Lorry through town of Medjez El Bab with U.S. troops.
LBV Jeep with soldiers along through bomb damaged town.
LV British troops marching thru town.
British troops march past "HOTEL DE L'AVENIR."
Semi side view two Germans, who gave themselves up, with three British soldiers
CU two Germans smiling.
GV hilly countryside near Tunisian Front.
SV Barn on hillside - British Defence Post.
SV barn on hillside.
LV British soldier walking out of doorway of barn in mud.
LV hillside.
CU British troops coming out of dugout on hillside.
CU feet walking in mud.
GTV camouflaged battery firing guns in hillside.
GV shell bursts on Jerry tanks in countryside.
GV gun fires.
CUBV four British soldiers fire gun.
GTV showing German return fire bursts near battery in countryside
BV three British soldiers fire gun.
GTV battery in hillside firing.
GV shell bursts on Jerry tank in hillside.
LS tanks moving across valley.
CU pan US tank passing camera, showing U.S. Stars and Stripes flag painted on side
GROUND TO AIR Six airplanes over head.
LBVs tanks and infantry moving across field.
NORTH AFRICA: ALGERIA: Algiers:
EXT
LGV crowd lining up outside building where Admiral Jean-Francois Darlan lying in state - Government General D'Algerie Building
GTV crowd into D'Algeria Building.
INT
Shots of people filing past coffin.
LV Madame Darlan, heavily veiled, leaving Cathedral, down steps, after Service, with others.
Madame leaving Cathedral with others after Service.
LV General Dwight Eisenhower shaking hands with French Military officer, Admiral Cunningham and General Giraud also in picture.
Admiral Andrew Cunningham (Admiral of the Fleet) and General Henri Giraud and others. GTV US troops marching past coffin outside St. Marie Chapel.
Coffin covered with French flag
SV U.S. troops past.
Semi Side View Madame Darlan and others - Eisenhower and Giraud on extreme right.
British sailors marching past.
Semi side view Eisenhower, Cunningham and Clarke.
GTV parade past coffin.
NORTH AFRICA: Morocco: Hamadna:
EXT
GV mass of Arabs in valley of Atlas Mountains.
LV Arab walking to table where Government officials are seated.
Arab and French Government official with book.
CU book with names.
Man handing ration coupons to one of three Arabs.
CU Arab at table pushes native away
Arab getting coupon at table.
GV mass of Arabs and merchant tents.
Arabs seated queuing outside tents.
Water seller.
CU pouring water into mug.
Water seller hands mug to Arab to drink.
Natives buying sugar at tent.
CU sugar loaves.
Arab buying sugar.
GV mass of Arabs and merchant tents.
MOROCCO: Casablanca:
EXT
LV American airforce officer standing on plane talking and BV of French airmen listening. STV French airmen listening.
CU French airmen being given instructions in cockpit of plane.
Shots of French airman being fitted with American parachute
U.S. planes taking off showing U.S. markings, piloted by French pilots.
LV Colonel E. Roosevelt and U.S. Airforce lined up outside hangar.
Side view Major General J. Doolittle pinning D.F.C. medal on Roosevelt.
SCU angle shot Doolittle pan to Roosevelt.
SCU Doolittle and Roosevelt salute.
CU D.F.C. pan up to Roosevelt smiling.
MOROCCO: Rabat:
GVs Sultan of Morocco guard marching to Palac
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