Malta Gc

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1970
Date Released
6 Mar 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fight News
  2. 2Choc Bar
  3. 3Malta Gc
  4. 4Grand Prix
  5. 5To the Death

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malta Gc. DESCRIPTION: On the twenty fifty anniversary of the award of the George Cross to the Island and its people, Movietone recalls Malta’s wartime ordeal, the background to the bond of friendship with Britain which is threatened by the present crisis. SHOTLIST: GV convoy arriving at Malta in 1942. CU crowd on quayside. MS crowd in street. MS man walking over rubble. MS men clearing up debris. GV from ship of convoy. MS ship fires guns. GV bombs dropped around ship. GV depth charge explodes. MS gun crew on ship. GV convoy arrives at Malta. MS ship with damaged bow in harbour. MCU ditto. GV ship unloading cargo. GV ships in harbour. MS damage on ship ‘The Ohio’. GV ships in harbour. MS man operates siren. Ground to air planes in sky. MS gun crew move gun into position. Ground to air plane in sky is hit and crashes. MS gun crew operating gun. Ground to air shells explode around planes. G-to-a Spitfire flies past. LS pan Malta. GV bombs explode on ground. G-to-A Stukas attacking. GV bombs exploding. MS local residents in air-raid shelter. MS children come out of shelter. GV debris after attack. MS pan ditto. CU man reading newspaper. GV troops at George Cross ceremony. LAS British flag flying. MS Lord Gort being presented with George Cross for the island. GV crowd. MS George Cross on view for crowd. CU George Cross in case. CU letters to the Governor from King George. MS street in Malta. CU crowd. CU ditto. MS crowd file past George Cross on show in stand. GV Malta.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Ceremonies; Safety devices; War damage; Navy; Military; Awards and honours
Locations
Malta
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
92121
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
269
Story extras:
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