War

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
432
Date Released
13 Sep 1937
Date submitted
10 Sep 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Bombing of Shanghai. DESCRIPTION: The Bombing of Shanghai. SHOTLIST: B&W Issue Shots of British, US and Japanese warships lying in the river. Shots of the individual ships. Close shot of Jap Anti Aircraft battery. Chinese bomber in the air. AA gun fire bursts in sky. Fire over Shanghai. Shots of the docks. Chinese plane in air. Jap AA firing. Long shots of pall of smoke over Shanghai. Bomb burst in the docks. Formation of Chinese planes in the air. Scenes outside the Cathay Hotel - burning wreckage after bomb has hit same. People rush around for safety in the streets. Various shots around the International Settlement. Pan shot around the Hotel. Street scenes of wreckage. Europeans board tender. Scenes of farewell at dockside. Tender leaves for US ship taking the Europeans. Close shots of Chinese refugees with babies etc. Bomb burst over buildings. Chinese troops march past camera with rifles. Plane in air showing bomb leaving same. Shots of the bursting of same. (B&W 311)
Local distribution only
Specialled
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Foreign aid; War damage; Navy; Exile; Military
Footage sources
New York
Card file number
5669
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
184
Story extras:
Film clip

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'War', British Movietone News Issue No. 432, 13 Sep 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7986 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)