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PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 5

Peaceful Years Reel 5 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 6

Peaceful Years Reel 6 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

WORLD FACES CRISIS AS JAPAN AND CHINA CLASH IN FAR EAST

World Faces Crisis As Japan And China Clash In Far East (1930-1939)

Series of newsreel items about the...

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

Air Raid Precautions (1930-1939)

Air raid precautions in European cities - late 1930s, Spanish Civil War and...

CHINA-JAP WAR - JAPANESE TROOPS IN ACTION

China-Jap War - Japanese Troops In Action (1930-1939)

Scenes of Japanese troops in action against the...

LES EVENTEMENTS DE CHINE  aka EVENTS IN CHINA

Les Eventements De Chine AKA Events In China (1930-1939)

More scenes from the Sino-Japanese war....

NORMAN AND ARNOLD

Norman And Arnold (1931)

Australian comedians Norman and Arnold entertain with a bit of patter and a...

 

 

"Is War Ever Worth It?" (1932)

Harrowing scenes of destruction from Shanghai during Sino-Japanese war.

THE PITY OF IT ALL! - Version a

The Pity Of It All! - Version A (1932)

Chinese troops and civilians retreat ahead of the Japanese...

LE CONFLICT SINO-JAPONAIS aka SINO / JAPANESE WAR - SHANGHAI - 1932

Le Conflict Sino-Japonais AKA Sino / Japanese War - Shanghai - 1932 (1932)

Japanese troops...

WAR CLOUDS IN THE EAST on sleeve as WAR CLOUDS IN THE CAST

War Clouds In The East On Sleeve As War Clouds In The Cast (1933)

Japanese troops advance in...

REMEMBERING THEIR COMRADES IN THE CELESTIAL SHADES

Remembering Their Comrades In The Celestial Shades (1933)

Chinese soldiers take part in religious...

WALLS

Walls (1933)

Hadrian's Wall on the Scottish / English border is contrasted with the Great Wall of China.

NATURES SCULPTURE

Natures Sculpture (1933)

Picturesque footage of the naturally sculptured cave off the coat of French...

THE FORBIDDEN CITY

The Forbidden City (1933)

Excellent aerial shots of the Forbidden City of Pekin in China.

ROUND THE WORLD - No 1

Round The World - No 1 (1933)

Footage of round the world trip aboard the ocean liner the 'Empress of...

HORROR OF WAR HOVERS OVER SHANGHAI DESPITE PEACE MOVES aka CHINA - JAPANESE WAR...

Horror Of War Hovers Over Shanghai Despite Peace Moves AKA China - Japanese War... (1933)

Various...

L'OUVERTURE DE LA 19 ASSEMBLEE DE LA STE DES NATIONS A GENEVE aka LEAGUE OF...

L'ouverture De La 19 Assemblee De La Ste Des Nations A Geneve AKA League Of... (1933)

Various...

SCRAPBOOK FOR 1933 - reel 2 of 3

Scrapbook For 1933 - Reel 2 Of 3 (1933)

Great film outlining the events of 1933.

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE TIME OF THE MONSTER  1933  - reel 3

Time To Remember - The Time Of The Monster 1933 - Reel 3 (1933)

Documentary film about events...

FIVE REIGNS reel 5

Five Reigns Reel 5 (1933-1934)

Historic events during the reign of five British Monarchs.

TIBET THE MYSTERIOUS NO. 1

Tibet The Mysterious No. 1 (1934)

Excellent footage of the mountainous and spiritual region of Tibet,...

TIBET THE MYSTERIOUS - NO 2

Tibet The Mysterious - No 2 (1934)

A look at the villages and temples of Tibet.

 WORLD TROUBLES 1914-1934

World Troubles 1914-1934 (1934)

A very fast paced look back over the twenty years 1914-1934 focusing...

FIRST TO FIGHT

First To Fight (1935)

A look at the work of the United States Marines on occasion of their 160h birthday....

SIR ANTHONY EDEN

Sir Anthony Eden (1935-1957)

Documentary about Sir Anthony Eden - Conservative Foreign Minister and Prime...

FRENCH AIR DISPLAY  aka VILLACOUBLAY

French Air Display AKA Villacoublay (1936)

French air force puts on flying display at Villacoublay...

RONALD FRANKAU

Ronald Frankau (1936)

Ronald Frankau sings about China, he is accompanied on the piano by Monty Crick.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE

Here Comes The Bride (1936)

Wedding customs from around the World are recreated by actors and a cartoon.

WORLD MONEY issue title is LOOK OUT FOR LAUGHTER

World Money Issue Title Is Look Out For Laughter (1936)

A look at objects used as currency from...

WEIGHING SCALES

Weighing Scales (1936)

Shots of a wide variety of scales, balances and weights.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION 1917-1936 aka UN 143 RED SQUARE OCTOBER

Anniversary Of The October Revolution 1917-1936 AKA UN 143 Red Square October (1936)

Great...

CHINA BUYS RAIL LOCOMOTIVES

China Buys Rail Locomotives (1936)

French railway engines are loaded onto a ship bound for China.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL NEW ZEALAND V CHINA TENNIS AT WHITHDEAN, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER...

News In A Nutshell New Zealand V China Tennis At Whithdean, Duke Of Gloucester... (1937)

Roundup...

SCENES OF UNREST IN PEKIN PEKING

Scenes Of Unrest In Pekin Peking (1937)

Japanese threat to China increases.

THE WORLD WATCHES CHINA

The World Watches China (1937)

Latest news on Japanese aggression of China.

JAPANESE ENTER PEKING

Japanese Enter Peking (1937)

Japanese troops enter Peking.

WAR

War (1937)

Franco's troops fighting in Northern Spain & Japanese take 4000 Chinese prisoners in Peiping.

BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE FOR CHINA & IN AMERICA THEY DO THE SAME

British Troops Leave For China & In America They Do The Same (1937)

British and American troops...

FIGHTING IN SHANGHAI

Fighting In Shanghai (1937)

Chinese and Japanese fight on streets of Shanghai.

SHANGHAI - FURTHER PICTURES

Shanghai - Further Pictures (1937)

Further pictures of Chino/Japanese war.

REFUGEES FROM SHANGHAI ARRIVE IN U.S.

Refugees From Shanghai Arrive In U.S. (1937)

Americans refugees from Shanghai returning to America.

THE CHINO / JAPANESE WAR

The Chino / Japanese War (1937)

Latest images of the Chino/ Japanese war.

FIGHTING LINES IN NORTH CHINA AND SHANGHAI

Fighting Lines In North China And Shanghai (1937)

Last images of fighting between Chinese and...

FIGHTING ON NORTH EAST OF SHANGHAI

Fighting On North East Of Shanghai (1937)

Fighting for Shanghai continues.

JAPANESE STRUGGLE FOR CHINESE RAILWAYS

Japanese Struggle For Chinese Railways (1937)

Chino / Japanese war - the latest pictures.

FAR EAST CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS

Far East Conference In Brussels (1937)

Far East conference takes place in Brussels.

CHINESE REFUGEES IN JAVA

Chinese Refugees In Java (1937)

Wealthy looking Chinese refugees arrive in Indonesia, after travelling...

MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR CHINA

Medical Supplies For China (1937)

Medical supplies donated by British Aid Committee leave London,...

THE CHINO-JAPANESE WAR aka THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR

The Chino-Japanese War AKA The Sino-Japanese War (1937)

Scenes from front line as Sino-Japanese...