Guatemala Upheaval (First Pictures)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1308A
Date Released
1 Jul 1954
Date submitted
28 Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1France’s Big Turf Day
  2. 2Sir Winston in Washington
  3. 3Chou En-Lai Meets Nehru
  4. 4Guatemala Upheaval (First Pictures)
  5. 5Swedish State Visit
  6. *Leeds Children’s Day
  7. *Queen Mother at Dumfries Show

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Guatemala. DESCRIPTION: A second invasion of Guatemala took place - this time by American war correspondents - soon after the news of the insurgent advance. They included a Movietone cameraman, hoping to be able to send out newsreel pictures from this latest trouble spot. SHOTLIST: Newsmen boarding plane. Inside shot. Aerial view over Guatemala. Newsmen alighting. Rebel troops armed with light weapons. Woman and 2 children outside hour. Captain Mendisto & Colonel Lopez with maps. Rebels leaning against walls. CU Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas in white shirt. Colonel Mendoza.
Keywords
Mass media; Aviation; War and conflict; Military
Locations
Guatemala
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61310
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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