US Airmen Freed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1367
Date Released
15 Aug 1955
Date submitted
11 Aug 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Fliers. DESCRIPTION: The eleven American airmen, imprisoned for two and a half years by the Chinese Communists, have crossed into Hong Kong to freedom. SHOTLIST: GV of airman walking along railway (led by Colonel John Arnold). GV of the eleven men. Speech by Mrs Fine (Mrs Schmidt) ex-wife of Daniel Schmidt.
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
64256
Credits:
Commentator
John McLaren
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'US Airmen Freed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1367, 15 Aug 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20277 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)