Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More "City of Benares" Survivors Back
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
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:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 47
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How to cite this record
'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)