Chinese Check-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1597
Date Released
11 Jan 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mr Macmillan in Ghana
  2. 2Strong Baby
  3. 3Last of a Railway
  4. 4Relief at Last
  5. 5Sea Trials
  6. 6Chinese Check-Up
  7. 7A Right Taxi

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chinese Check-Up. DESCRIPTION: The majority of Calcutta’s Chinese live and work in Chinatown. They pose quite a problem, especially as about a third have Formosa passports, which are not recognised by the Indian Government. In view of the trouble on the frontier between India and China, a check-up of all Chinese residents is being made. SHOTLIST: Pan - group of shops. LS Chinese restaurant. Pan - tailor’s shop. Pan street scene (2). Pan group of Chinese women. MS Indian policeman and Chinese. Pan - people outside passport office. MS same. CU notice board. MS people at passport office. Pan group of children. MS man and little boy. CU Chinese leaving passport office. CU same.
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Shops and shopping; Police; Exile
Locations
India; Calcutta
Footage sources
Film Record Society of India
Card file number
79032
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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