USMC 111088: Aftermath of the Battle of Shanghai

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111088: Aftermath of the Battle of Shanghai Citation information USMC 111088: Aftermath of the Battle of Shanghai. (R-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/6853 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers R-5 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111088 Decade 1930 Date 1937 Description Panorama of makeshift huts with buildings in the background. Japanese forces parade on a dirt road with a band while a delegation of onlookers watch beneath tents. Japanese trucks carry troops and weapons, among those may be Type 93 150mm mortars. Type 89 tanks as well as a small armored machine gun carriages and a variety of armored cars also present. A second sequence shows General Charles F. B. Price reviewing Marine positions in Shanghai (Lt. Col. William H. Rupertus is likely present in some scenes as well as other unidentified officers). Price speaks with French military officials. With crowds looking on Marines gather at trucks with gear. Bomb and battle damage is surveyed and then A Japanese sailor stands guard at a small bridge. More bomb damage is shown and this includes damage to the North Station (rail yard). Location(s) China; Shanghai (China) Genre Documentary Film date (note) 1937 Regiment 4th Marines Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 360 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 07/20/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:35 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II