Tientsin Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
539A
Date Released
5 Oct 1939
Date submitted
2 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tientsin Floods
  2. 2Routine and Fitness in the RAF
  3. 3A World Champion Entertains
  4. 4Services Hair Fashions
  5. 5Nurses New Uniforms
  6. 6Double Stretcher
  7. 7Gas-Bag Car
  8. 8Anti-Tank Gun Practice
  9. 9Unit Bridge Building
  10. 10Ladies - ‘Shun!
  11. 11Our Young Army Trains
  12. 12A Plea to Abolish Officious Secrecy

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 12
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tientsin Floods. DESCRIPTION: The misery of floods is added to those of war in Northern China. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the water and the inhabitants walking waist deep through it. Food is supplies to them at the Foreign concessions which refugees huddle piteously together.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Environment; Foreign aid; Displaced persons; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
37534
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
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