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US Prison Riots

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
52/35
Date Released
28 Apr 1952
Length of issue (in feet)
656
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen at Badminton
  2. 2US Marines Chief’s Visit
  3. 3Ballroom Dancing
  4. 4Pelicans in St James’s
  5. 5US Prison Riots
  6. 6Cup Final Trailer
  7. *Welsh Cup Final

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
Sensational scenes of rioting in Jackson prison where convicts forced Governor to yield.
Keywords
Crime
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
Pathe New York
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
196
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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