Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: China

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
697
Date Released
12 Oct 1942
Date submitted
6 Oct 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chungking B.291/D.1. DESCRIPTION: The Chinese capital of Chungking is being revitalised with the arrival of Allied Forces who have turned back Japanese raiders. SHOTLIST: Building under construction. Shot of tower which has arms projecting this being used for parachute jumps. Looking up at tower with three parachutists, arms release parachutes and same float to ground. Children with equipment on, one being fitted by an elder. MS Showing tower with arms extended. Parachutes descending. Looking up at tower from ground. Child just landing, being caught by another child. Children looking up at tower. Child landing on sand. Child landing on sand as seen from top of tower. Photos taken as para. descended. Parachute still open on ground, crowds round parachutists. Chinese looking at news which is pasted on wall. CU Chinaman looking at same. City square general shot, showing ‘ricky carts’ passing through. Various shots of city, MS of posters which are for boosting up the war. Sedan chairs being carried up steps, background roofs of city. LS Bay (Lake) pan shot showing quay & general view of lake, steamer mid-stream. People running down steps. Pony running down steps. Pony up steps. CU Ponies feet. CU Ponies up steps. Sedan chair on ground, four coolies standing by, Seymour walks out to same, get in, collies lift chair & walk off, out of camera, various angle shots. House under construction. CU Chinaman placing brick on cement. Lake - River Yangtze. Library shots of bomb damage in Chungking and the Soong Sisters. Story ends with CUs of Madame and General Chiang Kai Shek. These are library shots from previous story. The elevated shot of the Yangtze River is very good. Chungking is built on hills, you are looking down from top of same.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Environment; Aviation; Transport; Horses; Industry and manufacture; War damage; Propaganda; Animals; Engineering; Military; Scenery and travel
Card file number
42923
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: China', British Movietone News Issue No. 697, 12 Oct 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12474 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)