Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jerusalem’s Regent Street Blown-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
977A
Date Released
26 Feb 1948
Date submitted
23 Feb 1948
Date submitted
24 Feb 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jerusalem’s Regent Street Blown Up. DESCRIPTION: An explosion in Ben Yehuda Street kills fifty and injures many more. The Jews blame the British Security Forces but it is thought to be the work of Arabs. SHOTLIST: KS GV street, barrier in fore. Various shots men digging amongst debris for wounded and dead. Smoke pours from buildings. Men carry stretcher to ambulance, dead person on same. MS crowds standing around watch proceedings. Man pulls up bucket of water to put out fire. GV wrecked scene with ambulance in fore. Jews hold arms to keep people back. Various GVs of scene. GV of street to finish.
Keywords
Independence movements; Terrorism
Locations
Jerusalem; Palestine; Ben Yuhuda Street
Card file number
49869
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jerusalem’s Regent Street Blown-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 977A, 26 Feb 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14968 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)