Canal Zone Round-Up

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1181

Date Released

21 Jan 1952

Date submitted

17 Jan 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Last Tribute to Marshal De Lattre
2. 2Oil from Iraq
3. 3Mr Churchill in Ottawa
4. 4Mr Eden & General Templer
5. 5Mr Dancy Honoured
6. 6Canal Zone Round-Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Terrorists Round-Up in Egyptian Village. DESCRIPTION: Following terrorist activities in the Canal Zone, British troops have been carrying out a number of searches in Egyptian villages. Their task was to look for weapons and for any so-called Egyptian Commandos who might be hiding there. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Ship (Russian trawler) passing through the Suez Canal. Platoon of British troops, 1st Battalion East Lancashires. Several shots entering mud-houses. Egyptians & women in barbed wire pens. CU women hiding their faces. Men searching Egyptians. Egyptian leaves barbed wire pens. Camel staggers to it’s feet. Near Tel El Kebir. Coldstreams & Camerons crossing open country, Egyptians lined up & searched. Rounding up Egyptians. Egyptians being interrogated, three marched off to prison camp. Several shots prisoners in barbed wired compounds.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Terrorism; Crime; Animals; Military

Locations

Canal Zone

Footage sources

Gaumont
Rota

Card file number

56634

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

155

Story extras:

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