Names in the News: Mountaineers Freed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1389A
Date Released
19 Jan 1956
Date submitted
16 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
Names in the News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Welsh Mountaineers in Delhi. DESCRIPTION: Safe in Delhi, Sidney Wignall and John Harrup, the Welsh mountaineers who were taken prisoner by the Chinese, while they were climbing on the Nepalese frontier. SHOTLIST: CU Sidney Wignall and John Harrup. CU Wignall lights cigarette. CU the two laughing and smiling. These two men were taken prisoners by Red Chinese while mountaineering on the Nepalese border, they were released after some weeks of captivity.
Keywords
Terrorism
Locations
India; Delhi
Card file number
65663
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Names in the News: Mountaineers Freed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1389A, 19 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20668 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)