Chinese Puzzles No 2 (1928)

Begins with Pathe Pictorial title sequence. See record for Title Sequence in tin EP131. C/U of a hand writing a Chinese character on a piece of paper. English word magically appear translating the Chinese. Word is “ashes“. An extra part is added to the character and the word turns into “coal“. Intertitle reads: “And look at this very logical sequence of thoughts - “ C/U of characters representing the following are drawn: “two eyes, bird, hand, frightened.“ Another character is drawn representing LI - Chinese Mile. Intertitle reads: “Yes, a mile in China very often is a lie!“ Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 561. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the new