Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Another Immigrant Ship Intercepted

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

910

Date Released

11 Nov 1946

Date submitted

5 Nov 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Guy Fawkes - His Night
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Gandhi Visits Riot-Stricken Calcutta
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Another Immigrant Ship Intercepted
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Film Industry’s Spokesman Expounds His Creed
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Is It Peace? a Few Thoughts on Remembrance Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Another Immigrant Ship Intercepted. DESCRIPTION: The illegal immigrant ship San Dimitrio was towed into Haifa and the people transferred to other ships for the return to Cyprus. SHOTLIST: GV harbour with ship listing. San Dimitrio being towed into harbour. Jews looking over ship’s rail. Illegal immigrants being transferred from the above ship to Empire Heywood and Ocean Vigour. British troops escort people on board including some stretchers.

Keywords

Displaced persons

Locations

Palestine; Haifa

Card file number

47713

Credits:

Camera

David Prosser

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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