Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Chinese Army of Today

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977
Date Released
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
23 Feb 1948
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chinese Army of Today (Mute). DESCRIPTION: A mixture of ancient and modern equipment is used by China’s army. SHOTLIST: GV Line of Bactrian camels loaded with sacks along road (x2). Several shots General Fu Tso-Yi with his officers. Shots of modern equipment, light artillery, jeeps etc. Also shots of obsolete equipment moving up to front line. Several shots convoys moving along countryside tracks.
Local distribution only
FOREIGN SPECIAL
Keywords
Military
Locations
China
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49859
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Foreign Special: Chinese Army of Today', British Movietone News Issue No. 977, 23 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14961 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)