The Big Train Robbery

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1689

Date Released

16 Oct 1961

Date submitted

12 Oct 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Conservatives Confer
2. 2Flats for Cats
3. 3Visiting Paris
4. 4World on Wheels
5. 5Guarding the Lolly
6. 6The Big Train Robbery

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Big Train Robbery. DESCRIPTION: Junee, a town in New South Wales, knows all about bandits. While celebrating its 75th birthday, they revived memories of the rugged past with a realistic reconstruction of a terrifying hold up. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS carnival. MS same. GV same. MS train. MS men get over fence. MS same on train. MCU man on horse. LS men go to rescue. MS people getting off train. MCU same. LS rescue people. CU train wheel. CU same. MS train. LS train hits train. Re-enactment of great train robbery in period costume (at carnival).

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals; Crime; History and archaeology

Locations

Australia; New South Wales; Junee

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

83289

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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