Hollywood, Dec. 28, The Japanese destruction of the 'USS, Panay was shown to a private audience to-day in the first exhibition of the motion pictures lined by Mr, Erle Mayell, Fox Movielone The unedited film showed the American foluejackets machine-gun-triing the attackers. The Japanese bombers were invisible but - their Bombs were seen splashing in the water, The pictures taken aboard the Panay did not include the American flag while those from the shore to the Panay were taken from a distance 400 great to Include details as small under an American naval and Marines escort, however, and refused {to sce the Japanese spokesman.
'A'second possible attempt to obtain the films was made when a Japanese seaplane circled over the American destroyer Stuart when he was on roule to Manila from Shanghai with the historic pictures, Mr. Alley said. He was unable to determine when ther the Japanese plane was armed and emphasized the two incidents might have been coincidences.
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