World Wide News Items: Chinese Marines

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1187A
Date Released
6 Mar 1952
Date submitted
29 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
World Wide News Items
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Wide News Items - Chinese Marines. DESCRIPTION: On the island of Formosa, the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-Shek continue to perfect their military technique - with the accent, apparently, on attack. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated MS marines marching ten abreast, or more. In training, jumping across ditches, using ropes, swimming, running through smoke screens, firing flame-throwers, etc.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Navy; Military
Locations
Formosa
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56840
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World Wide News Items: Chinese Marines', British Movietone News Issue No. 1187A, 6 Mar 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17646 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)