Over the Seas to Belfast 78 years old

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.

Credits

Over the Seas to Belfast Cast

Name Character
Queen Elizabeth II She was 20, now 98 years old as Herself
King George VI He was 50, 56 years old when he died as Himself
James A. FitzPatrick He was 52, 86 years old when he died as Narrator / Himself (voice)
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother She was 46, 101 years old when she died as Herself

Over the Seas to Belfast Crew

Name Department
James A. FitzPatrick as Producer. He was 52 (86) years old when He died Production
Over the Seas to Belfast (78 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 31, 1946
  • Runtime: 9 minutes