Home from Captivity

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1322

Date Released

1 Nov 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Home from Captivity
2. 2Trailer: Blackout

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

Outstanding human interest film of whole war. Paramount brings to you the whole moving drama of the prisoners’ return. The landing at Liverpool of eight hundred sick and wounded men, fresh from Nazi captivity, is re-lived on the screen, with all its pathos, humour and deeply emotional atmosphere. Scenes still more touching and exalting are witnessed at Leith. Tommy Trinder, in his best form, entertains a few hundred of the men in a hastily organised concert. Finally, a typical homecoming - a returned prisoner restored in his overjoyed family.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Prisoners of war; Casualties; Performing arts; Military; Newsreels

Library number

13350

Length of story (in feet)

868

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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