Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: America’s Railway Troubles

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

886A

Date Released

30 May 1946

Date submitted

6 May 1946

Date submitted

27 May 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Production Drive
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: America’s Railway Troubles
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Eisenhower’s Far East Visit
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Atom Bomb Experiment Plans

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rail Strike in America. DESCRIPTION: The 48 hour strike on American Railways has had a paralysing effect. SHOTLIST: KS elevated shot of idle passenger trains. Various shots of the above. Crowds gathered at New York station, stranded, reading strike posters. MCU woman reads Daily Times newspaper whose headline is Rail Unions Timetable stop - 5 pm. Booking offices closed. Various shots of idle stations, thronged with crowds. Elevated shot of goods wagons standing idle. CU Truman.

Keywords

Railways; Labour relations

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

46991

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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