Real Life Drama

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1564
Date Released
25 May 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Madrid Welcomes Lord Mayor
  2. 2Edinburgh - The Assembly
  3. 3Sport Down Under
  4. 4An Elegant Old Lady
  5. 5A1 at Lloyd’s
  6. 6Floods in S Africa
  7. 7Yo Ho My Hearties!
  8. 8Real Life Drama

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Real Life Drama. DESCRIPTION: A cameraman braved the bullets to secure these pictures of the final moments of a bankrupt who went crazy and shot his wife and a police chief dead and wounded a State detective. SHOTLIST: Pan scene of drama (key). LS Police car arrives. MS plain clothes man with gun. LS policeman firing rifle from behind car. SCU police officer with pistol. SS doorway - porch of house. LS plain clothes man firing from behind car. Long shot - another same. Another same. Pan - police officer with rifle runs behind house. BS same. MS policeman and car move in for finish.
Keywords
Weapons; Death; Crime; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
77210
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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