Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): China’s Masses Work for China’s Army

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
605
Date Released
6 Jan 1941
Date submitted
26 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: China’s War Effort. DESCRIPTION: Three thousand women work on hand looms making blankets for the Chinese army. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the women weaving blankets in the open air. Machines in up-to-date factories also do the job. The blankets are distributed. Various shots of Chinese made arms.
Keywords
Weapons; Industry and manufacture; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40198
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): China’s Masses Work for China’s Army', British Movietone News Issue No. 605, 6 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11391 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)