CALLING BLIGHTY - NEWCASTLE

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 6462).

Synopsis

Fragment only. Sergeant George Roland ("Roly") Plews, standing beside Gunner Burnell, sends a message home from India to his wife Elsie and his mother in Newcastle, saying he is healthy and has just travelled one thousand miles to record his greeting.

Notes

Summary: see Related Items for linked collection of papers photos and paintings. According to daughter's letter, her mother saw the film at The Plaza in Newcastle and it was after the war's end, as her father appears with Sergeant's stripes.

 

Titles

  • CALLING BLIGHTY - NEWCASTLE (Other)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
1 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
49 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB