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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