Names in the News: Mountaineers Freed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1389A

Date Released

19 Jan 1956

Date submitted

16 Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Monte Carlo Rally
2. 2Cortina Prepares
3. 3A Crime Reconstructed
4. 4Names in the News: Film Festival
5. 5Names in the News: Mountaineers Freed
6. 6Names in the News: The Queen of Tonga
7. 7Canadian Parliament Opening
8. 8Perilous Sport Down Under
9. 9Scotland Rout France

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Section Title

Names in the News

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Welsh Mountaineers in Delhi. DESCRIPTION: Safe in Delhi, Sidney Wignall and John Harrup, the Welsh mountaineers who were taken prisoner by the Chinese, while they were climbing on the Nepalese frontier. SHOTLIST: CU Sidney Wignall and John Harrup. CU Wignall lights cigarette. CU the two laughing and smiling. These two men were taken prisoners by Red Chinese while mountaineering on the Nepalese border, they were released after some weeks of captivity.

Keywords

Terrorism

Locations

India; Delhi

Card file number

65663

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Camera

Pat Mohan

Length of story (in feet)

27

Story extras:

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