Hong Kong Welcomes Amethyst Heroes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1053A
Date Released
11 Aug 1949
Date Other
Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Welcomes Amethyst. DESCRIPTION: Movietone has pleasure in presenting the first pictures of the arrival of the sloop HMS Amethyst at Hong Kong. Her escape down the Yangtze has now past into Naval legend. The Far East Fleet joined in the welcome and the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, went aboard to offer his congratulations. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Hong Kong with tramp steamer in foreground. Aerial of Yangtze River. ‘Amethyst’ under way. Kerens on bridge. CU Kerens. Various shots shows damage to ship. ‘Amethyst’ under way. GV coast. MS bridge of ‘Amethyst’. CU Kerens & officer on bridge. Union Jack painted on deck of ship. CU Jack French. CU Flight Lieutenant Fearnley (RAF doctor). ‘Amethyst’ passes camera. GV ‘Amethyst’. ‘Amethyst’ passes ‘Jamaica’. Passes ‘Cossack’. LS fire crackers going off in Hong Kong. MS HMS ‘Jamaica’. Kerens on bridge. Passing HMS ‘Belfast’ - crew cheers. shot types of ‘Amethyst’ crew. Crowds wait on quay in the rain. Kerens directs as ship comes alongside. Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham boards ship followed by Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, Vice Admiral Madden & Lt General Festing. Shake hands with Kerens. Group of the above. Several shots of the crew. Crew on deck with White Ensign (tattered) on stern. CU White Ensign - tattered.
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Taurus Films
Card file number
52378
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
431
Story extras:
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'Hong Kong Welcomes Amethyst Heroes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1053A, 11 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15881 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)