New York Tests Its Cd

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1174A

Date Released

6 Dec 1951

Date submitted

3 Dec 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1United Nations News
2. 2Dr Adenauer in Britain
3. 3Smithfield Christmas Cattle on Show
4. 4Overhaul for Cunard Giant
5. 5Horrors of Chemical Warfare
6. 6New York Tests Its Cd
7. 7Brilliant Rallies in Tennis Doubles Final

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New York Tests Its Civil Defence. DESCRIPTION: All quiet in New York - if you can ever call New York quiet. Then - sirens sound the alarm. The life of New York stops, as the City’s millions react to mock attack by enemy raiders of this Atomic age. From the Stock Exchange to air raid shelters, New York tests its Civil Defence. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial of New York. Aerial of Manhattan showing skyscrapers. GV Times Square. People walk through streets SCU siren. Interior - people rush for tin helmets, running down shelters. Police directing people off through fares. Enter bank. Inside Stock Exchange, paper scattered everywhere. New Yorkers kneeling & put their coats over their heads.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Safety devices; Civil defence

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

56452

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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