News Briefs: Sway of Battle in Indo-China

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1234

Date Released

26 Jan 1953

Date submitted

21 Jan 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Maharaja Wins Indian Derby
2. 2News Briefs: Premier Performs Holiday Task
3. 3News Briefs: Ski-Joring
4. 4News Briefs: Magic at the Circus
5. 5News Briefs: Sway of Battle in Indo-China
6. 6Inauguration of President Eisenhower

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Sway of Battle in Indo-China. DESCRIPTION: Paratroops have recently been very prominent in the fighting in Indo-China - a reconnaissance force was dropped ten miles South West of the air strip at Na Sam. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Over camera paratroops dropping from plane. Ditto. Troops in camouflaged clothes on the march through rough country. GV of troops gathered in valley. Troops sitting on ground eating. Local people approach. CU type of girl. People eating some of the troops food. Troops on march again, with locals watching them. MS ambush, small explosion, wounded being carried through undergrowth. CU wounded being attended. Troops fire US carbines, also small cannons.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Military

Locations

Na-Sam

Footage sources

France

Card file number

58446

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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