A Small Town in China (1933)

Shot by Methodist missionaries, this is an incredibly charming record of small-town life in an unidentified location in China. We see a bustling wharf town with canal-side dwellings, distinctive school buildings, and a hospital where newly graduated nurses pose for a group portrait. The relaxed smiles of Chinese and Europeans are captured in intimate close-ups, suggesting a tight-knit community.

• Year: 1933
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Countries: Switzerland, United Kingdom
• Languages: No Language
• Runtime: 9 min