News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: China - The Fate of Two Cities

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
494A
Date Released
24 Nov 1938
Date submitted
22 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fall of Hankow and Canton. DESCRIPTION: Fall of Canton and Hankow. SHOTLIST: Canton - From land and sea the Japanese bombard the city of Canton set on fire by the departing Chinese. An aviation hangar and plane stand burned out, a mass of twisted iron-work. Hankow - Japanese troops enter Hankow and take a prisoner among the ruins of the city.
Keywords
Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
34912
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: China - The Fate of Two Cities', British Movietone News Issue No. 494A, 24 Nov 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9432 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)