Return To Freedom (1953)

Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Civilian POWs return home from Korea. Titles reads: “First dramatic pictures by Pathe News cameramen in Korea and Britain record the repatriation of prisoners from the Communists.“ LV. De Havilland Hastings aircraft landing at Abingdon (first 23’ for super) LV. Crowd surging forward to greet freed internees. LV. Crowd round ’plane. SV. Pan Salvation Army men and women waving flags and hands. SV. Captain Vyvyan Holt leaving ’plane. SV. Capt. Holt being enthusiastically greeted. Commissioner Herbert Lord (bearded) followed by George Blake also with beard, who walks over and greets wife SV. Bishop Cooper, followed by Monseigneur Thomas Quinland descending steps. CU. Quinland being greeted. SV. Pressmen on plane gangway. SCU. Pan Bishop Cooper walking away. LV. Newsreel cameramen. SV. Pan down poor quality clothes of one of returning internees. GV. Capt Holt and George Blake being interviewed. SV. Well, Capt. Holt. Capt Holt: Thank you, it’s very nice to be back and I’m very happy to