Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Hong Kong Evacuates Women and Children

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
582A
Date Released
1 Aug 1940
Date submitted
22 Jul 1940
Date submitted
29 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Evacuated. DESCRIPTION: Women and children are evacuated from Hong Kong to Manila. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the women and children bidding farewell to their menfolk. They go ashore and the ship pulls out past a Chinese junk.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Evacuees; Exile
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
39423
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Hong Kong Evacuates Women and Children', British Movietone News Issue No. 582A, 1 Aug 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11023 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)