British Troops in the Saar

Issue No.

290

Date Released

24 Dec 1934

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue: 4 / 4
Summary: MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Troops in the Saar. SHOTLIST: First British and Italian soldiers land at Saarbrucken. Shots of the East Lancs and Essex regiments ready for embarkation. Shots of soldiers preparing food. Soldiers eating same. Soldiers polishing. The troops marching along the road to the embarkation point. They board the Isle of Thanet steamer. They board the gangplank. Shots of the Seaforth Highlanders Band playing. They line the decks of the ship. The ship leaving. Panning shot of Italian troops mustered on parade ground in Rome. Inspection by Mussolini and the troops marchpast. Troops leaning out of the train windows. Arrival in the city of British troops with baggage. Shots of the city folk watching the troops.
Keywords: Politics and government; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Railways; Military
Footage sources: Movietone
Card file number: 3344
Length of story (in feet): 243
Story extras:: Film clip

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