News Briefs: Captured Communists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1242A
Date Released
26 Mar 1953
Date submitted
17 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Captured Communists. DESCRIPTION: Good news from Malaya, where half a dozen bandits (five of them women) recently surrendered to a patrol of Police and Somerset Light Infantry. The body of the notorious leader Lau Cheng was brought in for identification. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Patrol returns to camp, of Somerset Light Infantry, also police, with them are several Communist bandits. Several shots of Communist women bandits.
Keywords
Death; Crime; Military
Locations
Kuala Lumpur
Footage sources
Malayan Film Unit
Card file number
58741
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Captured Communists', British Movietone News Issue No. 1242A, 26 Mar 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18455 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)