The Pity Of It All! - Version B 1932

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Full title reads: "China. The pity of it all! Chinese Army retire from Shanghai fighting zone after desperate resistance to Japanese attacks - then armistice - who ever wins at War?"

Near Shanghai, China.

Chinese troops walk along road. Many are carrying belongings and look as if they...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
4901
Sort Number:
32/027
Time in/Out:
01:53:51:00 / 01:55:32:00
Canister:
32/27
Film ID:
667.34
Issue Date:
04/04/1932

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