Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: China - What of Her Future?
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- British Movietone News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: China - What of Her Future?. DESCRIPTION: Library material, the Great Wall of China, Followed by everyday life in China, war, year in year out; people leaving their home towns, ruins of cities. Chiang Kai Shek with his wife, also a close up of Mao Tse-Tung the Communist leader. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial - Great Wall of China. Aerial of Wall of China, over the very mountainous country. Aerial of Peking (Peiping), also shows pagodas & places of worship. Ground shot horses & traps waiting to be hired. Camel convoy passes through street. Market place scene - person selling material. LS mountains of China. Nationalist troops along barricade firing at enemy. Chinese refugees through streets. Wrecked & burning buildings. Refugees fleeing through streets. Japanese (Sino/Japanese war) naval detachment advance along street, their officer leads waving Jap flag. Refugees fleeing, out of control, police endeavour to keep them under control. Nationalist troops on the march. CU China’s flag. CU Chiang Kai Shek. MS ditto & his wife. The two walk out of camera & mount staircase. CU map of Asia, shows Russia & China. SCU Mao Tse-Tung. Communist leader.
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 51364
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 236
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: China - What of Her Future?', British Movietone News Issue No. 1025A, 27 Jan 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15542 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)