Trams

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

354

Date Released

16 Mar 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Statesmen in London
2. 2Reports: Mixed Car Racing
3. 3Reports: Norris Dam Opened
4. 4Trams
5. 5Crisis
6. 6Zoo News
7. 7Sports: Quist beats Crawford
8. 8Sports: Golden Miller’s Gold Cup Win
9. 9Sports: Varsity Sports
10. 10Sports: Wales v Ireland
11. 11Sports: Aston Villa v Leeds

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: San Francisco Strike. DESCRIPTION: Barry Barnes tells eye-witness story of ‘Frisco strike. SHOTLIST: Shot of deserted street with tramlines and few pedestrians on the sidewalks. Speeded up shots of trams and traffic. Shots of track as taken from tram on speeded up shot. Man appears to be run over. Tram comes to dead stop on hill. All the last shots are speeded up including a shot of a tram revolving around and around.

Keywords

Vehicles; Curiosities; Labour relations; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4325

Credits:

Commentator

Barry K. Barnes

Story extras:

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