News in Brief: Malay Home Guard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1303
Date Released
24 May 1954
Date Other
May 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News in Brief: Irish Elections
  2. 2News in Brief: Malay Home Guard
  3. 3News in Brief: Cotton Celebrations
  4. 4News in Brief: Aintree Motor Track
  5. 5News in Brief: Monkey Tricks
  6. 6The City Welcomes the Queen

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malay Home Guard. DESCRIPTION: In Malaya women have joined a local Home Guard unit to take over day-guard while the men are at work. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Malay village. Women Home Guards patrolling. Malay women with guns being put through training by soldier. Malay women firing guns. Lying on ground, various close-ups. Shots of tiny paper dolls as targets. Bullets hitting same. Shots of women training.
Keywords
Education and training; Weapons; Civil defence; Military
Locations
Malaya
Footage sources
Malayan Film Unit
Card file number
61036
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
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