British Troops in the Saar

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
290
Date Released
24 Dec 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Troops in the Saar. SHOTLIST: First British and Italian soldiers land at Saarbrucken. Shots of the East Lancs and Essex regiments ready for embarkation. Shots of soldiers preparing food. Soldiers eating same. Soldiers polishing. The troops marching along the road to the embarkation point. They board the Isle of Thanet steamer. They board the gangplank. Shots of the Seaforth Highlanders Band playing. They line the decks of the ship. The ship leaving. Panning shot of Italian troops mustered on parade ground in Rome. Inspection by Mussolini and the troops marchpast. Troops leaning out of the train windows. Arrival in the city of British troops with baggage. Shots of the city folk watching the troops.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Railways; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3344
Length of story (in feet)
243
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Troops in the Saar', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 290, 24 Dec 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/1898 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)