International Settlement Shanghai - Refugees (1937)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown Shanghai, China. Large number of refugees queue up on bridge waiting to be let into the International Settlement. Police move about in the crowd making sure it flows. People carry their belongings. Shots of people being let through. More shots of people bridge. Police check through some peoples boxes looking for things. Shots of refugees walking away into International settlement. More shots of refugees. More bags are checked. CU kitten / baby cat sitting on one suitcase. More bags checked. Refugees hurry into International Settlement. Gates of Settlement are closed. People chase after Red Cross van. People climb of the back of a lorry they are kicked and beaten by guards as the get off. Crowds hurry along road. Injured soldiers in back of lorry. Oriental man and soldier talk to camera. General Chiang Kai-Shek (?) speaking in Chinese. ’We are fighting to the last’. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE