Epic of the Amethyst

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1052A
Date Released
4 Aug 1949
Date submitted
2 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Humpty Dumpty
  2. 2Winston’s Painting Holiday
  3. 3Holiday Varieties
  4. 4Youthful Channel Swimmers
  5. 5Vikings Invade London
  6. 6England V France
  7. 7Epic of the Amethyst

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Epic of the Amethyst Symposium. DESCRIPTION: We give you our impression of the gauntlet run by the HMS Amethyst in her escape from the Communists down the Yangtze. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of Yangtze River. GV cruiser HMS "London" & "Consort" destroyer. Wounded being carried on stretchers. Walking wounded off train. Aerial of Yangtze. Night material - silhouette wash of ship, taken from ship. MS night - guns firing. Aerial Yangtze. Map of the area around Yangtze River. Silhouette of naval ship passing camera. GV of fleet gathered in Far East - Hong Kong. Stills - "Amethyst" Commander Kerens. Chief Engine Room Artificer Leonard Williams, crew of the "Amethyst" - all mixing. CU White Ensign flying.
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
Shanghai
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
52356
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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