Around the World with Movietone: Volunteers Drill in Hong Kong

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
453A
Date Released
10 Feb 1938
Date submitted
3 Feb 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Around the World with Movietone: London’s New Sky-Scraper
  2. 2Around the World with Movietone: Stage Tribute to Irving
  3. 3Around the World with Movietone: Norfolk House Auction
  4. 4Around the World with Movietone: Plane with Single-Blade Propeller
  5. 5Around the World with Movietone: Meet the Composite Plane Pilots
  6. 6Around the World with Movietone: Princess Royal at Ray Institute
  7. 7Around the World with Movietone: The Duke and Duchess of Kent Go Skiing
  8. 8Around the World with Movietone: Holland Still Very Excited
  9. 9Around the World with Movietone: Stalin Votes in Russian Election
  10. 10Around the World with Movietone: Desert Manoeuvres in Egypt
  11. 11Around the World with Movietone: Lady Baden Powell in Nairobi
  12. 12Around the World with Movietone: Volunteers Drill in Hong Kong
  13. 13Around the World with Movietone: Princess Baba in New York
  14. 14Around the World with Movietone: Birthday Cake for President Roosevelt
  15. 15Around the World with Movietone: Australian Harvest
  16. 16Around the World with Movietone: Surf Skiing in New South Wales

Story

Story No. within this Issue
12 / 16
Section Title
Around the World with Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sino-Japanese War - Shantung and Hong Kong Volunteers Drill in Hong Kong. SHOTLIST: Cut Neg - Shots of the men marching and working with pick-axes. Gas masks donned. Firing machine guns. Pick-axe workers look like Indian natives. Lav - Good elevated shot overlooking Hong Kong. Long and close elevated shots of Indian troops marching through Hong Kong. Indian troops filing through hilly country. Close and long shots of British troops firing machine guns. Close shot shows badge on coat. CU of the muzzle of the machine gun. Indian troops winding way over hills with mules. British troops firing anti aircraft gun. Shots of broken bridge. Indian troops firing field guns.
Keywords
Education and training; Buildings and structures; Weapons; Safety devices; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
32500
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Carl Bernard
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
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