News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Japanese Bombs Rain on China

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
509
Date Released
6 Mar 1939
Date submitted
2 Mar 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Japanese Bomb Liao Yang Shensi. DESCRIPTION: Japanese bomb Shensi Province. SHOTLIST: Japanese bombers load up with bombs and take off. From the planes themselves the camera sees anti-aircraft guns firing and the explosions which follow the missiles which hurtle down in terrifying numbers. Shot of the crews. Single plane - aerial formation. Only one shot of bomb dropping in negative.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
35757
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Japanese Bombs Rain on China', British Movietone News Issue No. 509, 6 Mar 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9760 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)