Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kweilin Evacuation
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kweilin Evacuated. DESCRIPTION: As the Japanese advanced towards Kweilin in south-west China, the decision was made to evacuate the civilian population. The only transport out was the single-track railway and the station was soon packed with potential travellers, some waited more than three days before they boarded a train. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV terrain, etc. Various street scenes of Chinese evacuating, pillboxes in streets. Chinese used all types of conveyance. CU child being fed with rice. Crowds gather at single track railway station, one child sound asleep, almost impossible to wake him. Various shots of goods train, loaded with luggage etc., & population, steams out of station; the train is packed with people, anywhere they can get, & luggage.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Children; Environment; Weapons; Railways; Transport; Displaced persons; Evacuees; Military
- Footage sources
- OWI
- Card file number
- 45248
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 97
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kweilin Evacuation', British Movietone News Issue No. 807, 20 Nov 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13285 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)