USMC 104539: Marines in China, the burning of Chaipei

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104539: Marines in China, the burning of Chaipei Citation information USMC 104539: Marines in China, the burning of Chaipei. (""00348 Marines in China"".) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 08/2632 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers ""00348 Marines in China"" MIRC inventory no. USMC 104539 Decade 1930 Date 1937-10-28 Description From the General Charles F. B. Price Collection, carnage in Chaipei as the Japanese attack. Smoke billows into the air as the city burns. The street is crowded by fleeing people. A bridge is collapsed. More buildings burn, fire licking up to the sky. A plane is seen flying overhead. So much smoke emanates from the city, it fills the entire horizon. Location(s) Shanghai (China); China.; Chaipei Camera crew Charles F. B. Price (Gen.) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in October 1937. 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 500 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 04/19/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 13:48 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II