Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Vivid Scenes During Bogota Revolution

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
985A
Date Released
22 Apr 1948
Date submitted
19 Apr 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bogota Revolution. DESCRIPTION: The streets of Bogota, Colombia were aflame during the attempted revolution which had halted the Pan American Conference. SHOTLIST: KS Disorderly procession through streets. Elevated - assassin being dragged through the streets - dead. Various shots of people rioting in streets, turning and burning cars. Ransacking buildings and catching fire to same. Shots of buildings ablaze. Newspaper office ransacked, papers fly from window. Pan of ruins after control has been attained, troops on guard. Trams also alight in streets.
Keywords
Riots
Locations
Colombia
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50114
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Vivid Scenes During Bogota Revolution', British Movietone News Issue No. 985A, 22 Apr 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15071 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)