Around the World with Movietone: Volunteers Drill in Hong Kong
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 12 / 16
- Section Title
- Around the World with Movietone
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sino-Japanese War - Shantung and Hong Kong Volunteers Drill in Hong Kong. SHOTLIST: Cut Neg - Shots of the men marching and working with pick-axes. Gas masks donned. Firing machine guns. Pick-axe workers look like Indian natives. Lav - Good elevated shot overlooking Hong Kong. Long and close elevated shots of Indian troops marching through Hong Kong. Indian troops filing through hilly country. Close and long shots of British troops firing machine guns. Close shot shows badge on coat. CU of the muzzle of the machine gun. Indian troops winding way over hills with mules. British troops firing anti aircraft gun. Shots of broken bridge. Indian troops firing field guns.
- Keywords
- Education and training; Buildings and structures; Weapons; Safety devices; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 32500
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Commentator
- Carl Bernard
- Commentator
- Ivan Scott
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 44
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How to cite this record
'Around the World with Movietone: Volunteers Drill in Hong Kong', British Movietone News Issue No. 453A, 10 Feb 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8500 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)