Attack on a China Mission
About Attack on a China Mission
During the Boxer Rebellion, attackers with swords, guns, and paddles hit a mission house. The missionary is killed. Sailors arrive and get his wife out.
Cast & crew
More about Attack on a China Mission
James Williamson wrote, directed, and photographed it. It runs 4 minutes and is told in four shots. Florence Williamson, Mr. James, and Mr. Lepard are billed. It was released in 1900. Michael Brooke, writing for BFI Screenonline, describes the sailor rescue.
Themes
Look
James Williamson shot the four setups of the attack and the rescue.
Technique
The story is cut in four shots, moving from the attack to the sailors' arrival.
Notes
- The titles tie the scene to an incident in the Boxer Rebellion.
- Florence Williamson, the director's daughter, is in the cast.
- The defenders are outnumbered until the sailors come.
Scenes
- Attackers rush the house with swords and guns.
- The missionary falls.
- Sailors reach his wife.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Attack on a China Mission (1900).webm)
