Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: America’s Railway Troubles

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
886A
Date Released
30 May 1946
Date submitted
6 May 1946
Date submitted
27 May 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rail Strike in America. DESCRIPTION: The 48 hour strike on American Railways has had a paralysing effect. SHOTLIST: KS elevated shot of idle passenger trains. Various shots of the above. Crowds gathered at New York station, stranded, reading strike posters. MCU woman reads Daily Times newspaper whose headline is Rail Unions Timetable stop - 5 pm. Booking offices closed. Various shots of idle stations, thronged with crowds. Elevated shot of goods wagons standing idle. CU Truman.
Keywords
Railways; Labour relations
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
46991
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: America’s Railway Troubles', British Movietone News Issue No. 886A, 30 May 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13883 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)