Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Pakistan Troops Withdraw from Frontier

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
971
Date Released
12 Jan 1948
Date submitted
8 Jan 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pakistan Troops Withdraw From Frontier. DESCRIPTION: The Pakistan Garrison is being withdrawn from the remote fort of Waziristan. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV mountain range. GV mountain range. Elevated shots of village of Waziristan. MS of fort. Ground shot of Waziristan. SCU impression of girl’s feet in cement (Fay Ward - ENSA girl). Various angle shots of troops leaving Razmak, march along roads, tank passes along road. Troops passing over rough country, several shots. GV temporary camp (for the night). 4.5 guns being sandbagged up and also lorries etc. Tribesman shaves soldier. More marching across rough country. MS General Sir Frank Messervy watching troops on the march. He pats tribesman on the back. Camel Corps across country. Wounded on stretchers being placed on lorries and planes.
Keywords
Independence movements
Locations
Razmak; Waziristan
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49663
Credits:
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: Pakistan Troops Withdraw from Frontier', British Movietone News Issue No. 971, 12 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14872 (Accessed 12 May 2025)