Korea - Battle for Pusan Bridgehead

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1106

Date Released

14 Aug 1950

Date submitted

9 Aug 1950

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Korea - Battle for Pusan Bridgehead. DESCRIPTION: American Marines landing prior to their success in moving up towards Pusan. Fighting to repel the Communists has been fierce. SHOTLIST: KS. Group of US Marines. Convoy move along road, US Marines marching along roadway. Tanks on railway, trucks move along. Few North Korean prisoners being brought in. MS railway station, cut-in name of station "Czang-Won". MacArthur alights from his plane "Bataan". GV map of Korea gradually filling in with black where Reds have occupied. Tanks pass along roadway. Artillery firing. Convoy passes along road. US Marines marching along road. Various shots of a village on fire (set on fire by Reds). Aerials of shooting up, aerials of docks burning. Panther jet plane lands on carrier. Panther in sea, pilot (16mm) swims. Pilot brought aboard (16mm). Rocket loose on deck of carrier, two sailors run & pick same up & dump it into sea.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Korea

Footage sources

United States of America
France
Pathe

Card file number

54158

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

248

Story extras:

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