Behind the Communist Curtain (Spoken by Desmond Donnelly, MP)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1337
Date Released
17 Jan 1955
Date Other
Nov 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News in Brief: Rescue at Sea
  2. 2News in Brief: Roll Out the Barrel
  3. 3News in Brief: Ottawa Ceremony
  4. 4News in Brief: A Royal Holiday
  5. 5News in Brief: Far East Refugees
  6. 6Behind the Communist Curtain (Spoken by Desmond Donnelly, MP)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Donnelly Visits Moscow and Peking. DESCRIPTION: Movietone, following its policy of World-wide news coverage, brings to the screen the personal record of a journey to Moscow and Peking made by Desmond Donnelly, MP. SHOTLIST: Close-up Mr Donnelly speaking about his tour of Russia and Peking. GV globe of the world. Street scenes of Moscow - state store - Red Square Cathedral - modern university - Kremlin - globe of the world - Peking. Famous gate of Peking. Street scenes - children - market with Mao Tse-Tung picture over same. Rickshaws in streets - new hospital - old Jap watch tower - various scenes on a state farm - animals - machinery - cotton field - workers - state run nursery for kids - wall newspapers - Mr Donnelly speaking to the end.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
China; Moscow; Russia; Peking
Card file number
62604
Credits:
Commentator
Desmond Louis Donnelly
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
480
Story extras:
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