Critical Days in Shanghai

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

144

Date Released

7 Mar 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Critical Days in Shanghai
2. 2RAC Rally Proves a Great Success
3. 3The Prince of Wales Visits Film Studio
4. 4US Airship Akron Crashes Tail Fin
5. 5Campbell Breaks His Own Record

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Critical Days in Shanghai. DESCRIPTION: British Movietone News presents Dr Yen, Chinese Minister at Geneva in an interview on the Shanghai situation, in which he pays tribute to British efforts to secure peace. Sub.1. Havoc of the war is vividly brought home by these further pictures from the stricken city. Sub.2. The great trek of refugees into haven of International Settlement continues. Sub.3. Highlanders arrive in Shanghai. SHOTLIST: Close shot of Dr Yen speaking in the garden. Sub.1. Pan shot around the ruins of the city with dead and injured. Buildings smashed and ruined including station. Close shot of Chinese man standing awaiting his fate at the Jap entry. Shots of the ruins with corpses lying around. Chinese troops with fixed bayonet advancing over rubble. Close shot of old fashioned anti aircraft gun being fired. Close shot of troops under camouflage. Close shot of troops advancing with fixed bayonets over rubble. Man lying on ground firing the same type of AA gun. Sub.2. Chinese and foreign troops supervise the evacuation. Elevated shot of the Scottish Troops marching, past camera. Headed by Fife and Drum band. (2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). Elevated shot over heads of people of same.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Weapons; Aviation; Displaced persons; Military

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Movietone

Card file number

1695

Length of story (in feet)

191

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