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Japanese Assault on Shanghai World War Ii Chiang Kai Shek (1937)

1937 · Short film · 9 min

  • War

Synopsis

Produced in 1937 and released in both silent and sound versions for the home market by Castle Films, WAR IN CHINA shows the 1937 Japanese assault on Shanghai. At the time the newsreel was produced the United States was strictly neutral and thus the newsreel tended to look more closely at the civilian victims of the conflict and the horror of war than did later Castle releases. The newsreel highlights some of the many Japanese atrocities including the bombing of the Cathay Hotel (8:00) and the…

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9 minutes

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