Shanghai
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 10 / 10
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Japanese Shells and Bombs Smash Way Through Defence. DESCRIPTION: Japanese shells and bombs smash way through defence. SHOTLIST: Japanese troops in camp. Eating. One sharpens blade of long sword. Troops move up. Flag flies from tent. Jap lookouts in top of tree. Motor cycles along road as communication. Dogs are sent out from trench. Enter another trench with messages. Jap artillery firing. Close shot of Jap troops firing same. Jap planes in the air. Bombs bursting on city. Close shots of bombs. Jap troops move on into the city. Enter the buildings. Street fighting. Japs fire field guns. The city is Shanghai.
- Keywords
- Food and cooking; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; War damage; Animals; Exile; Military
- Footage sources
- New York
- Card file number
- 5839
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 81
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How to cite this record
'Shanghai', British Movietone News Issue No. 439, 1 Nov 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8157 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)