Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More "City of Benares" Survivors Back

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
591A
Date Released
3 Oct 1940
Date submitted
24 Sep 1940
Date submitted
30 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: More "City of Benares" Survivors. DESCRIPTION: Forty six people had survived eight days in an open boat, six of them boys. SHOTLIST: HMS Anthony (shhh!) comes into port and on the deck are the boys and Miss Cornish who looked after them so well. They boys go to bed somewhat boisterously and the next day they write home under the supervision of Miss Cornish.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Children; Communications; War damage; Censorship; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39802
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More "City of Benares" Survivors Back', British Movietone News Issue No. 591A, 3 Oct 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11177 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)