Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.
Spain.
Title reads: "In Defense of Madrid - La Defense De Madrid" Street scenes of Madrid. People read posters on wall 'Pueblo De Madrid'. Intertitle reads: "Insurgent Planes Over The Capital - Des Avions...
Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.
Spain.
Title reads: "In Defense of Madrid - La Defense De Madrid" Street scenes of Madrid. People read posters on wall 'Pueblo De Madrid'. Intertitle reads: "Insurgent Planes Over The Capital - Des Avions Rebelles Bombardent La Capitale". A small plane flies high above. Soldiers stand in the street looking up. Quick shot of bomb damaged house. Intertitle reads: "The Bombardment Has Left Juanna Gabriel Homeless - ...." A frail and elderly woman stands in front of the ruins of her home. CU more shots of bombing damage. Intertitle reads: "Government Air Forces Prepare For A Counter Attack ..." A Republican air man looks at the sky through a telescope. A bomber flies overhead. CU the man with his telescope. Intertitle reads: "Outstanding Aces Are Ready To Settle Accounts With The 'Junkers' And 'Capris' ..." A man checks a parachute on a pilots back. A pilot closes his jacket. CU Bombs hanging under the wings of a plane. Pilots climb into a plane. The Gunner prepares his machine gun. The plane takes off. Intertitle reads: "After An Air Battle ..." A biplane fighter comes into land at an airfield. Pilot and gunner climb out of the plane. One of the fighters is helped off with his parachute. CU a finger points to bullet holes in the fuselage. Intertitle reads: "Madrid Is In Danger Thousands Of Children Are Sent To Valencia And Safety ..." A group of children walk along a street towards waiting buses.
N.B. Scenes from the Spanish Civil War. Copy of UN 133 A.
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