Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Indian City Paralysed by Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
970A
Date Released
8 Jan 1948
Date submitted
5 Jan 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombay Strikes. DESCRIPTION: Bombay was bought to a standstill on 29th December by a one day general strike. SHOTLIST: KS GV street scene. Various shots of streets. Various shots tramway depots, bus depots, textile mills etc. idle. Bus garages filled with buses. Trams at the depot. Interiors of textile mills, shows idle machinery. Police patrolling streets, quite quiet. Various quiet street scenes. Pictures taken on 29th December, 1947.
Keywords
Independence movements; Labour relations
Card file number
49643
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Indian City Paralysed by Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 970A, 8 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14866 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)