BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 808A (30 NOVEMBER 1944)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: NMV 808 A).

Synopsis

I. "Burma - latest newsreel highlights." a. Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese is met by his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pownall, and C-in-C Ceylon, Major General Wetherall, as he arrives in Colombo to take up his new appointment as head of 11th Army Group. b. Difficulty of supplying troops in Burma is illustrated by film of native workers propelling boats upstream on the borders of Assam. Workers unload boats at rapids before dragging the craft upstream and reloading. Mules transport the supplies from the river head on to the troops (not seen).

II. "Resettlement of the disabled." Bevin officially opens the Back at Work Exhibition in Leeds. Injured servicemen now re-employed include a tailor with an artificial arm and another person with an artificial arm himself making artificial limbs. Bevin makes a speech in which he refers to concern over the shell shortage.

III. "Geilenkirchen and beyond." US and British forces move up towards Geilenkirchen where the Americans finish off pockets of German resistance. Allied Military Government proclamations on a wall state bilingually that English is the official language and pronounce the dissolution of the Nazi Party.

 

Titles

  • BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 808A (30 NOVEMBER 1944)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1944
Running Time:
8 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
724 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
commentary
Mitchell, Leslie
Production company
British Movietone News