Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Baor Families Are Off

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
900A
Date Released
5 Sep 1946
Date submitted
3 Sep 1946
Date submitted
2 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baor Families Are Off. DESCRIPTION: The wives and children of troops serving in Germany leave Tilbury to join their husbands and fathers. They arrive at the port of Cuxhaven where some are re-united and others travel on. SHOTLIST: KS Families line ship’s deck as it pulls away. Ditto. SCU families, wives and babies standing on deck of ship. MS families on decks. Child on deck wrapped in blanket, (ship is SS Empire Halladale). Children play on deck, climb ladders etc. In the dining lounge. In ship’s nursery. Army officials check BAOR wives’ papers. CU papers. Approaching Cuxhaven port. Banner reading Welcome to British Zone. Families disembark, troops kissing and embracing their wives etc. Troops direct new arrivals, luggage being carried by Germans.
Locations
Tilbury; Cuxhaven
Card file number
47419
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Eddie Smales
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Baor Families Are Off', British Movietone News Issue No. 900A, 5 Sep 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14019 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)