Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: China Looks to the Future
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mass Marriage in China. DESCRIPTION: In Chungking no less than forty-two couples were married in a joint ceremony. SHOTLIST: Crowd shot of congregation, GS of stand showing photo of Dr Sun Yat-Sen at back. Brides & bridegrooms separately walking along line of paper rose-leaves which they step on for luck, shot of their feet. Shot of platform showing couples receiving their marriage certificates & walking of platform arm in arm. Shot of congregation & band, pan to platform where Mayor of Chungking is presenting certificates. Couple walk off platform, congregation bow to them.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Music and dance; Customs and traditions; Curiosities; Marriages; Local government; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Chungking
- Footage sources
- Harrow
- Card file number
- 43209
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 67
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