ROYAL MARINES ENTERTAIN ORPHANS IN HONG KONG; ADMIRAL HARCOURT REOPENS HONG KONG LAW COURTS (24/9/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 353).

Synopsis

Marine Wilson plays the bagpipes to a laughing audience of Chinese children sitting on the bonnet of a jeep. Sweets are handed round; one marine has a kid riding piggyback. A laughing Chinese girl; camera tilts down to show she only has one leg. Pan across a group of kids getting sweets. A marine holds out a platter of sweets and biscuits for some children; they seem shy. A group of marines carry children round the garden on their shoulders. Two marines, named as Marine McKergie and Towell on…

 

Titles

  • ROYAL MARINES ENTERTAIN ORPHANS IN HONG KONG; ADMIRAL HARCOURT REOPENS HONG KONG LAW COURTS (24/9/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

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

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
 

Countries

 

Production Organisations