Lost in the Arctic?

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1070A

Date Released

8 Dec 1949

Date submitted

5 Dec 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lost in the Arctic?
2. 2Britain’s Beat Beasts on Show
3. 3Mr Macdonald Visits Indo-China
4. 4Paris Conference to Make Atlantic Pact Work
5. 5Monty with English-Speaking Union
6. 6Last of the Implacable
7. 7Trailer: Here and There

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lost in the Arctic?. DESCRIPTION: At Eskimo Point, a lonely settlement on the Eastern shore of Hudson Bay, a tragedy was reported. Father Henry-Paul Dionne had disappeared while on a seal hunt. Search parties and RCAF planes failed to find any trace of the missing priest. SHOTLIST: Wind howling and blowing snow across widespread wasteland. Various shots of Eskimos sitting in circle. CU man. Same of child. Dogs and sledge across snow. Men making their way across snow. Various shots of progress. GV Royal Canadian Air Force plane takes off.

Keywords

Religion and belief

Locations

Arctic

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

52883

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

92

Story extras:

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