The Front Page: Hong Kong on the alert

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

453

Date Released

7 Feb 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Front Page: Niagara Bridge collapses
2. 2The Front Page: Hong Kong on the alert
3. 3The Front Page: Von Blomberg crisis in Germany
4. 4The Front Page: The "Roman Step"
5. 5Aviation: The Short-Mayo Composite plane in flight
6. 6Sports Page: Boxing - Kane v Offermans at Liverpool Stadium
7. 7Sports Page: Boxing - At Harringay Police Boxing Contest
8. 8Sports Page: Braddock and Farr interviewed
9. 9Around Town

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 9

Section Title

The Front Page

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong on Alert. SHOTLIST: Aerial over Hong Kong. Soldiers running along walls to guns. Shot of soldier manning gun. Guns being fired. LS of guns being fired. Shots of Indian soldiers with mules etc walking along. Shots of Indians preparing guns to be fired. Various shots of guns being fired.

Keywords

Weapons; Military

Card file number

32521A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

49

Story extras:

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