Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Snow, Too, on China War Battlefields

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
557
Date Released
5 Feb 1940
Date submitted
26 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sino-Jap War. Alpine Troops. DESCRIPTION: Japanese Alpine troops make winter-time attacks on snow covered battlefields. SHOTLIST: Japanese troops advance through the snow and have difficulty in getting their pack mules up the steep slopes. their objective is a mountain stronghold of the Chinks which they bombard with machine gun and artillery.
Keywords
Weather; Environment; Weapons; Animals; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38209
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Snow, Too, on China War Battlefields', British Movietone News Issue No. 557, 5 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10591 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)