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The Bombing of Nanking
Series title:Canadian Universal NewsreelHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1937Item number (ISN):20565Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:VANCOUVER MUSEUMAccession:1975-0263Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1937Production company:United Pictures Co., Inc.Description:Sequence on US Marines sightseeing in Shanghai, riding rickshaws, etc. Major General Beaumont, Marine Commander, with his men. Views of destruction, a wrecked Chinese aircraft. Close-ups of bombs carried by Chinese aircraft. Elements of the Japanese Army are shown marching to the front. Japanese biplanes raid Shapai, bombs explode, destroy a bridge. Japanese planes on way to Nanking; Chinese anti-aircraft defences. Destruction, a bombed hospital. US Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson inspects a large bomber shelter. Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang leave building. People carry pieces of Japanese aircraft wreckage to park or display along with guns, a Japanese flag. Japanese flyers excercise in prison yard. Madame Chiang dedicates a hospital. Casualties arrive. Air raid alarm and people scurry for cover in bomb shelters. Universal Newsreel cameraman shooting scene with small Eyemo. Sequence on air raid, destruction. <9mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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