France Ships Gang to Devil’s Island

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

226A

Date Released

5 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lindberghs Land on River at Moscow
2. 2France Ships Gang to Devil’s Island
3. 3Now We Can All Go Shooting Rapids
4. 4Judges Procession Opens Legal Year
5. 5Knife-Thrower Does William Tell Act
6. 6Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: France Ships Gang to Devils Island. DESCRIPTION: Batch of convicts sail for dreaded penal colony in French Guiana from St Martin de Re. SHOTLIST: Shots of the convicts marching through streets carrying baggage. Elevated shot of them marching. Along quayside and onto ship. Shot of group of the crowd amongst whom is a coloured sentry with rifle. Shot of the convicts boarding the tender. Tender leaving quay and arriving at the ship. Ship under way with the prisoners on board. At sea.

Keywords

Ethnic groups; Ships and boats; Colonialism; Crime

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2606

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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