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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

428

Date Released

16 Aug 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Far East
• 2. Reports: Aviation latest
• 3. Reports: London fog in Melbourne
• 4. Reports: Beating the bounds in Poole Harbour
• 5. Army: Introduction by Ivan Scott
• 6. Terpsichore: Description by Enid Lowe
• 7. Barnyard
• 8. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Soccer - Arsenal Team at Highbury
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Germany - Firemen’s Soccer
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Athletics - Great Britain v Germany
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Racing - At Crystal Palace, bicycles, cars and motor cycles

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sino-Japanese Crisis Boils Over Into Open Fighting in Shanghai. DESCRIPTION: Sino-Japanese crisis boils over into open fighting in Shanghai. SHOTLIST: Chepei in flames. Fires burning in distance. Scenes on the River. Streets of Shanghai. Barricades erected on borders of settlement. Shot of American troops marching in the city. Shots of rush of Chinese refugees into Settlement. Jap troops with bayonets stand outside buildings. Crowds rushing along.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Fires; Foreign aid; War damage; Exile; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5587

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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