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Chinese funeral : Ownsworth personal film, c.1927.

China on Film: Twentieth Century Sources from the British Film Institute Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Thomson, J. G., director.
British Film Institute, owner.
Language:
No linguistic content
Subjects (All):
Funeral rites and ceremonies--China--Tianjin.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Street life--China--Tianjin.
Street life.
Genre:
Amateur films
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (6 minutes, 15 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Production:
[United Kingdom?] : [producer not identified], 1927.
Summary:
A Chinese city pays its respects.
Notes:
BFI Item Number: C-1041361
Gauge: 16MM
This was one of a collection of films filmed by amateur filmmaker J.G. Thompson - who worked on the Peking railway in the late 1920s and early 30s, and donated to the BFI in 1999 by Mrs R. Ownsworth. © BFI
Title from publisher's website.

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