The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Vivid Scenes During Bombing of Hankow

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
478A
Date Released
4 Aug 1938
Date submitted
2 Aug 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Harvest Time in Rural England
  2. 2The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: American Floods Inundate Many States
  3. 3The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Japanese Floods Render Many Homeless
  4. 4The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Vivid Scenes During Bombing of Hankow
  5. 5The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Runciman Leaves for Prague
  6. 6The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: When "Mercury" Arrived in Canada
  7. 7The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Aerial Survey of Bank Holiday Scenes
  8. 8The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Navy Week Attracts Many Visitors
  9. 9The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King and Royal Family at Cowes
  10. 10The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The King Visits Southwold Boys Camp

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Section Title
The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes in Hankow. SHOTLIST: Japanese raiders are sighted over Hankow, and the Chinese population rush to the comparative safety of foreign concession. Houses crash in ruins, and refugees flee carrying what belongings they still possess with them. Hankow In Flames - CARD 34071 An air raid warning is sounded, and the Chinese flee as aeroplanes fly overhead. After the raid, houses crash in ruins, as the dazed population try to save some of their wrecked possessions. Burning buildings.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Fires; Foreign aid; War damage; Exile; Military
Locations
China; Wuchang
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
33983
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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