Over the Seas to Belfast
This Traveltalk series short begins aboard the RMS Scythia as it exits Halifax Harbor. The Scythia is a cruise ship that was converted to a troop transport during World War II; in 1940 it carried children from Liverpool to New York as part of an evacuation program set up by the Children's Overseas Reception Board. The present voyage is among the first to carry civilian passengers from North America to the British Isles following the end of the war. Among the passengers are 150 child evacuees, who have spent several years growing up in Canada or the USA.
Year: 1946
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director:
Cast: James A. FitzPatrick, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, King George VI of the United Kingdom
Runtime: 9 minutes
Release: Aug 31, 1946
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 4
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : sea voyage, evacuee community
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