- Title: HD-396
- Summary: WITH THE YANGTZE PATROL: CURIOUS SIGHTS SEEN BY U. S. NAVAL FORCES ALONG THE YANGTZE RIVER IN CHINA DURING THE 1930S.
- Description:01:00:01 - GRAY SCALE 01:01:02 - TITLE: WITH THE YANGTZE PATROL 01:01:09 - TITLE CARD: FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY THE UNITED STATES HAS MAINTAINED NAVAL FORCES IN CHINESE WATERS TO PROTECT AMERICAN LIVES AND PROPERTY 01:01:18 - TITLE CARD: ANCHORED AT SHANGHAI, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE YANGTZE, ARE THE FLAGSHIP AND DESTROYERS OF THE ASIATIC FLEET 01:01:28 - PAN OF US NAVAL SHIP 01:01:43 - VIEW OF US NAVAL DESTROYERS FROM MOVING SHIP, IN SHANGHAI HARBOR 01:01:52 - VIEW OF NAVAL DESTROYER FROM MOVING SHIP, SAILORS IN SMALL LIFEBOATS 01:02:23 - TITLE CARD: FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF CHINA FLOWS THE MIGHTY YANGTZE-KIANG - A GREAT RIVER WHOSE PERILOUS WATERS AND FERTILE VALLEYS ARE INFESTED WITH BANDITS AND PIRATES 01:02:35 - HIGH ANGLED WS OF VALLEY IN CHINA WITH TIERED FIELDS ON THE MOUNTAINSIDES 01:02:40 - MANY STORIED TEMPLE TOWER ON MOUNTAIN PEAK, CHINESE CARRY LITTER WITH MAN UP MOUNTAINSIDE 01:02:48 - MS OF TOWER, LOOKS LIKE A LIGHT HOUSE 01:02:56 - CHINESE MEN CLIMB UP MOUNTAIN PATH 01:03:05 - YANGTZE RIVER AT BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN GORGE 01:03:10 - VIEW FROM CHINESE BUILDING, WITH DECORATIVE CURVED ROOF EAVES, OF RIVER VALLEY 01:03:18 - RIVER VALLEY WITH RIVER FLOWING 01:03:26 - HIGH ANGLED SHOT OF YANGTZE RIVER THROUGH THE TREES 01:03:33 - TITLE CARD: STRUGGLING THRU THE RAPIDS - NATIVE BOATMEN BATTLE AGAINST THE WHIRLPOOLS AND CURRENTS OF THE WIND BOX GORGE 01:03:42 - CHINESE JUNK SAILING ON RIVER THROUGH GORGE, 10 MEN STAND UP ROWING 01:03:53 - POV ONBOARD CHINESE , MS OF MEN ROWING STANDING UP, MOVING VERY FAST 01:04:15 - CU OF ROPE OAR LOCK 01:04:18 - CHINESE JUNK IN RIVER, RIBBED SAILS 01:04:24 - MSOF CHINESE JUNKS ON YANGTZE RIVER, USING MAN POWER AND WIND 01:04:35 - CU OF CHINESE JUNK PASSING BY WITH MEN ROWING 01:04:46 - TITLE CARD: HELP FROM SHORE! - AN ARMY OF NATIVE TRACKERS HAUL THE STRANGE CHINESE CRAFT THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT PORTIONS OF THE RIVER WITH LONG HAWSERS MADE OF BAMBOO 01:04:59 - CROWDED DECK OF LARGE JUNK, MANY MEN ROWING WEARING LARGE STRAW HATS 01:05:09 - CU OF DECK OF SHIP WITH MEN IN STRAW HATS WORKING HARD 01:05:21 - MS OF LARGE JUNK 01:05:28 - MANY CHINESE MEN, WEARING RAGS AND NO PANTS, ON SHORE PULL ROPE TO PULL SHIP, VERY HARD WORK, BAREFOOT ON ROCKS, HUNCHED OVER 01:06:16 - OVERHEAD SHOT OF MEN PULLING ROPES, TOILING 01:06:50 - TITLE CARD: NEARLY 1400 MILES FROM SHANGHAI IS CURIOUS CHUNG KING - A CHINESE TOWN USED AS A BASE BY THE LIGHT -DRAFT U. S. GUNBOATS WHICH PROTECT COMMERCE ON THE REMOTE AND TREACHEROUS STRETCHES OF THE YANGTZE RIVER 01:07:03 - US GUNBOATS IN THE YANGTZE 01:07:11 - CHINESE JUNKS AND HOUSEBOATS ALONG RIVERBANK, STONE ARCHED WALL 01:07:19 - SHACKS SET ON POLES LINE RIVER BANK, LAUNDRY HANGS, POV MOVING BOAT, SMALL SAMPAN 01:07:24 - VIEW FROM BOAT UP WIDE STAIRS LEADING FROM RIVER TO DECORATED GATES 01:07:35 - VIEW FROM TOP OF STAINS DOWN TO THE BUSY RIVERFRONT, AMERICAN SAILORS CLIMB UP AND GET INTO LITTERS OR SEDAN CHAIRS 01:07:59 - SAILORS CARRIED UP STAIRS IN CHAIRS ON POLES 01:08:24 - MS OF SAILOR PASSING BY IN LITTER 01:08:30 - POV FROM LITTER, BACK OF CHINAMAN CARRYING LITTER ON HIS SHOULDER UP STAIRS, WORKING LIKE ANIMALS 01:08:40 - MS OF PASSING SAILORS IN LITTERS 01:08:48 - MS OF MANY SAILORS IN LITTERS BEING CARRIED DOWN THE MANY STAIRS, HUGE STAIRCASE 01:09:00 - TITLE CARD: THE UNITED STATES NAVY GOES INTO ACTION IN THE MOST REMOTE PART OF THE WORLD - "RIVER ACTION" DRILL SENDS BLUEJACKETS TO THEIR STATIONS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH YANGTZE PIRATES 01:09:13 - TATTOOED SAILOR AT SHIP'S HELM 01:09:19 - AMERICAN SAILORS RUSH UP STAIRS FROM THE CABIN OF A BOAT, ROPE HANDRAIL, ONE SAILOR TRIPS 01:09:27 - MS OF SAILORS IN WHITE, RUSHING TO THEIR STATIONS ONBOARD US NAVAL SHIP, ARMING SHIP'S GUNS 01:09:38 - MS OF RUSHING SAILORS, ANONYMOUS, FACELESS 01:09:53 - LOW ANGLE SHOT UP AT SAILORS AND OFFICER ARMING TORPEDO, TURNING LARGE GUNS ONBOARD 01:10:10 - TATTOOED SAILOR AND OFFICER AT SHIP'S WHEEL 01:10:13 - SAILOR AT GUN PIVOTS AROUND 01:10:16 - WAVING AMERICAN FLAG, 48 STARS 01:10:19 - THE END 01:10:23 - END TAPE
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1930
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: HD-396