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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Illegal Immigrants for Cyprus

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
901
Date Released
9 Sep 1946
Date submitted
6 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: Diphtheria VIII
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket Twin to Join Brother
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: To Save Life the Ejector Seat
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Isle of Man Grand Prix Once Again
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Smithfield - Back to Work
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Illegal Immigrants for Cyprus
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India’s Interim Government Takes Over
  8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Last Pleas at Nuremberg

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Palestine. DESCRIPTION: The vessel Four Freedoms having been damaged in collision with an intercepting destroyer, the illegal immigrants were transferred to the Empire Heywood. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Ships at anchor off Haifa. Various pans of ships. CU damage done to Four Freedoms - pan of name. Many shots of sick and ill onboard, laying on deck - men and women, types. Some on stretchers. Refugees being assisted aboard deportation ship by British troops. One or two are obstinate.
Keywords
Displaced persons
Locations
Haifa
Card file number
47451
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:

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