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Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rescued Seavacuees Home and Happy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
587A
Date Released
5 Sep 1940
Date submitted
2 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties See Dockyard Activity
  2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Colours for Exile Troops
  3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prisoners from Libya Are Happy Behind Wire
  4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Ship That Sunk Italian Cruiser
  5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fitness is Readiness in the Navy
  6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £1,000,000 Worth of Mechanical Warfare
  7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rescued Seavacuees Home and Happy
  8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Men Who Bombed Berlin - And How
  9. 9Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hell Fire Corner Activity

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sea-Vacuees Arrive Back. DESCRIPTION: Some of the children from the ‘Volendam’ arrive back in this country. SHOTLIST: The arrival of 321 children who were torpedoed while on way to Canada aboard the 15,000 ton Liner "Volendam" of the Holland America Line. No child was lost. Shots of the crew having a snack at the station. Shots of exhausted crew sleeping in train. Children arrive at Scottish Town. Various groups and close ups. Shots of crew waving good-bye to the children as they leave for lodgings. Shots of Mr Shakespeare joking with children.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Railways; Evacuees
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39656
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:

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