Formosa Stands To (1960)
Item title reads Formosa stands to. Formosa prepares for President Dwight Eisenhower s visit. L, S latest recruits to Chiang KaiShek s army jogging along in uniform. M, S as Commanding Officer walks up and inspects the troops. C, U pan across the men. L, S island of Quemoy. M, S soldier looking through gap in wall with the aid of binoculars. C, U soldier speaking into field telephone. M, S two soldiers taking shells from store which is cut into a hill. M, S gun barrel being raised in hillside emplacement. Camera pans across wrecked houses shelled by China. Various shots of the buildings. L, S boy picking up tiles from debris with wrecked houses around him. M, S soldiers carrying balloons with propaganda messages tied to them, M, S one being blown up from canister. M, S soldiers with balloons, they let them go and hope they will float across to China. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND
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