USMC 103216: ""U.S. Marine Aviators in China""

Item Description
Title
USMC 103216: ""U.S. Marine Aviators in China""

Citation information
USMC 103216: ""U.S. Marine Aviators in China"" . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
03/724

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103216

Decade
1920

Description
Silent film with intertitles showing Marine aviators flying above China and performing stunts. A cut-in sequence shows two cameramen operating out of a single plane: a Chinese cameraman operates a Debrie Parvo on a fixed mount while another civilian cameraman uses a 35mm Bell and Howell Eyemo. Locations shown from the air are in the Tainjin region. Marine aviators pose for a picture. The group includes: 2ndLt William G. Manley; 1stLt Henry A. Carr; Capt Arthur H. Paige, Jr.; Capt James T. Moore; LtCol Thomas C. Turner; 1stLt Clayton C. Jerome; Capt James F. Moriarity; 1stLt Clarence R. Wallace; 1stLt Thomas B. White; 2ndLt Edward J. Trumble and 1stLt Pierson E. Conradt.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Unidentified civilians.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
undated, filmed on or after 1927.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
274

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
09/29/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
7:38

Digital file type
video/H264