Reports: Shanghai - Nanking

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
446
Date Released
20 Dec 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 13
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shanghai - Nanking. SHOTLIST: Shots of General Matsui and another General at fall of Shanghai. They are visited by British and French military, and other officers. Nanking. CU Madame Chiang Kai Shek in garden with dogs. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek inspects planes. Formation of same. Inspects pilots. Seen standing at the airport with Madame Chiang Kai Shek. Aerial shot over Mountain and Tomb of the Father of the Country. Shots of the tomb. National Monument of China. Close shots past camera of Chinese troops marching with bayonets. Seen marching up from town in the Northern Front along the Yellow River. Street scenes in Shanghai. People wade in floods. Shots of British sailors being pulled along in Rickshaw.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Animals; Exile; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5959
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reports: Shanghai - Nanking', British Movietone News Issue No. 446, 20 Dec 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8312 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)