Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Burma Rice Reaches India

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
872A
Date Released
21 Feb 1946
Date submitted
18 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rice From Burma. DESCRIPTION: Burmese rice is unloaded from the SS "Urbino" at Calcutta, the first shipment to reach India for four years. SHOTLIST: KS GV ship unloading at quay. Various shots of sacks of rice being unloaded onto quay by Indians. CU winch working. Natives carry sacks of rice on their backs loading them onto lorries. Ship is SS Urbino.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Food and cooking
Locations
Calcutta
Footage sources
Indian News Parade
Card file number
46541
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Burma Rice Reaches India', British Movietone News Issue No. 872A, 21 Feb 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13745 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)