Budget Films

Stock Footage

Baby Victim of Japanese Attack

Famous image from a newsreel shows a baby sitting on railroad tracks and howling in the aftermath of the Japanese bombing of a train station in Shanghai. A man carries the baby away. The newsreel photographer has been accused of moving the baby onto the tracks to intensify its emotional impact.



IdentifierCLIP-17056
Duration12 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1937
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