Cyprus Bulletin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1404A
Date Released
3 May 1956
Date submitted
Apr 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus Bulletin. DESCRIPTION: They call it Operation Kennet an intensive search for arms in the Kyrenia mountain range. The Governor of Cyprus recently paid a visit to the Royal Navy, at Famagusta. Entertaining the troops, Jimmy Edwards, Margaret Mitchell and Janet Brown. Jimmy himself had a narrow escape from a terrorist bomb. In Nicosia the scene after the shooting of a Turkish Cypriot, who had gone to the assistance of a Greek policeman. SHOTLIST: Kyrenia mountain range. Various shots of troops searching for arms. Slip pan to Field Marshal Sir John Harding boarding a ship at Famagusta. Shots of him talking to sailors etc. Boat on way out to sea. MLS of the boat. Slip pan to Nicosia - Shots of Jimmy Edwards entertaining troops along with Margaret Mitchell and Janet Brown. Jimmy playing a bugle. MLS of Margaret Mitchell and Janet Brown. Sergeant Lewis showing Jimmy his moustache. Jimmy Edwards measuring Sergeant Lewis’ moustache. CU Jimmy Edwards. CU soldiers laughing. Slip pan to Nicosia. Crowds. MCU dead body covered in the road. Man being arrested. Shot of burnt out car. Wrecked bike. Man with blood on his face. Flames coming out of a building. Various shots of firemen fighting the fire.
Keywords
Weapons; Independence movements; Terrorism; Navy; Crime; Performing arts; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Famagusta; Nicosia
Card file number
66717
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
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'Cyprus Bulletin', British Movietone News Issue No. 1404A, 3 May 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20913 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)