Learning on ScreenDartmoor in Grip of Emergency Degrees
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- British Movietone News
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- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dartmoor in Grip of Emergency Degrees. DESCRIPTION: Police stop night motorists and our air pictures show convicts being exercised only in small groups. SHOTLIST: Aerial view of Dartmoor Prison and surrounding houses. Ground shot of convicts being exercised. Close shot of three principal members of the enquiry of prison mutiny. CU of Colonel Rogers, Home Office. CU of Mr Patterson. Chief Commissioner. CU of Major Morris. Chief Constable of Devonshire. Night shots of police stopping motorists. Interrogation of same. Sub.1. Mutiny Quelled In Dartmoor Prison. Convicts stay in their cells, and warders carry out routine following startling revolt. Long scenic shot of Dartmoor Prison on the moors. Elevated shot of same. Close shot of main entrance. Close shot of alarm bell. Close shot of warders passing camera. Warder comes through gate with bandaged head. Various shots of warders. Prison gates are shut by same. Scenic shot of Dartmoor Prison and surrounding Moors with tree branches in foreground.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Environment; Police; Road transport; Crime; Scenery and travel
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- Movietone
- Card file number
- 1631
- Length of story (in feet)
- 104
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