Korea - The Tide Turns?

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1111A

Date Released

21 Sep 1950

Date submitted

18 Sep 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Smuts’ Last Journey
2. 2Korea - The Tide Turns?
3. 3Storms Everywhere
4. 4Middleweight Champ Retains Title & Farr’s Come-Back
5. 5Princess and Her Family off for Vacation &. Prince Philip in Turkey
6. *Ulster Tt Race
7. *Scottish Air Display

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Korea - the Tide Turns. DESCRIPTION: One of Movietone’s cameramen flew with a recent mission carrying supplies to a United Nations battalion surrounded by the enemy. B29’s bomb a North Korean war plant at Chinnampo. With the United Nations going over to the offensive, leaflets come into the picture. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of plane in flight over enemy country (troop-carrier). Aerial of troop carrier planes carrying supplies to ambushed battalion. From inside one of the planes, ammunition, food, etc. being thrown out & dropping by parachute. Formations of B29s (aerial), enemy territory below. Bombs falling on war plant at Chinnampo. Aerial of precision bombing on plant. Thousands of leaflets being dropped from planes on enemy territory (propaganda). Shots from inside plane.

Keywords

Aviation; Propaganda; Military

Locations

Korea

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

54336

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

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