https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/bf763286-afc7-4ecf-b20a-7a65ee193806 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This battered, abused and incomplete film "Report on China" (1945) was created during WWII to promote the activities of United China Relief. Footage for the short was borrowed from Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" film entitled "Battle of China". The short is hosted by Hollywood actor Melvyn Douglas, who was best known for playing a suave leading man, such as in the romantic comedy "Ninotchka" with Greta Garbo. Two versions of the film were made, the first during the war. This print is apparently the later post-war one, which was necessitated by the Japanese surrender and had a more humanitarian focus than the wartime version. An official United China Relief article about the film states: As director of troop entertainment in the China-Burma-India theater since 1943, Maj. Melvyn Douglas has personally witnessed many of the events depicted in the film. He was tremendously interested in the picture and helpful in revising the production. “The tremendous story of China’s suffering and its desperate need for continued American help cannot be overemphasized,” said Maj.Douglas. “I earnestly hope that the commercial movie makers and other agencies of entertainment and instruction will put the whole story of China in all its drama and appeal before the American people”. The new version of “Report on China” was rushed to completion in time for exhibition in connection with China Friendship Day, October 10 . Early in the war, Maj. Douglas enlisted as a private and rose to the rank of major, doing the arduous job of bringing recreation and entertainment to our men stationed in Burma and China. His wife, Helen Gahagan, actress and singer, is now a member of Congress from California. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TSZsrMBF9A Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:25:18 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/bf763286-afc7-4ecf-b20a-7a65ee193806 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.