Learning on ScreenHome Again
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home Again. DESCRIPTION: The Asturias docked at Southampton with over five hundred ex-prisoners of war from Korea. About four thousand relatives were ready to greet them and, at last, after years of hardship in captivity, the troops were re-united with their loved-ones. A few of the ex-Prisoners told of their experiences in Communist hands. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. The Asturias. Various shots of her docking. Band of Gloucesters on quayside playing. People waving from quayside to men on ship. Various expressions on peoples’ faces. Teems with rain, band packs up. CU woman waving. First troops down gangway. Many run to wives and hug etc. Kissing wives, sweethearts, kiddies etc. First speech by Corporal Holdam of Gloucesters from Exeter. Corporal Upjohn (speech). Lance Corporal Hill, Gloucesters (speech). More shots of hugging and kissing.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Weather; Ceremonies; Military
- Locations
- Southampton
- Card file number
- 59750
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Richardson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 374
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