Reports: The War in China

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
438
Date Released
25 Oct 1937
Date submitted
21 Oct 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Aviation: Jean Batten sets new record
  2. 2Reports: The War in China
  3. 3Reports: Trafalgar Day
  4. 4Reports: Their Majesties Tour concludes
  5. 5Reports: The Duke of Kent at Treforest
  6. 6Reports: Queen Mary at Deptford
  7. 7Reports: Dog auction
  8. 8Reports: Burma oil blaze
  9. 9Parliament
  10. 10Traffic: Described by Sir Malcolm Campbell
  11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wrestling matters - Londos and Pencheff arrive and Los Angeles wrestling

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The War in China. SHOTLIST: Elevated shots overlooking town with shell bursts in distance. Fires raging in the distance. Officers walking to camera. Jap officers seated at table. Officer looking at maps spread out on table. Jap troops - pan shot along same. Jap planes in the air. Anti-aircraft gun trained on same. Shot of Jap plane falling to earth in flames and crashing - very good shots of this. Refugees with baggage. One crawls along the ground. Various shots of ruins. Chiang Kai Shek and Madame Chiang in this. Shanghai Battles Tanks over countryside. Troops advancing, over trenches etc. Over Pontoon bridge. Machine guns being fired, field guns being fired and walls of house crumbling. House to house fighting.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Exile; Military
Footage sources
New York
Card file number
5793
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
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